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10) Three cups
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When he is five years old, a boy's parents start giving him a weekly allowance and promise him that many adventures will follow if he puts it into three different cups. Includes author's notes on teaching children to use money responsibly.
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Kass budgets her money carefully and expects her brother Joey to do the same. But Joey spends every dollar he earns. When he realizes he hasn't saved enough money to pay for something he's been dreaming about, Joey must either learn to budget or risk giving up his dream. A Boy, A Budget, and a Dream teaches financial literacy and money management to children ages 4-8 in a fun and easy way!
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While Tia Isa wants to save money for a car that will take the whole family to the beach, her niece does odd jobs for neighbors. But it's hard to save enough when half the money is set aside to bring family members who live far away to join them someday. Meg Medina's simple, genuine story about keeping in mind those who are far away is written in lovely, lyrical prose and brought to life through Claudio Munoz's charming characters.
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Chair for my mother: A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
Something special for me: Rosa has difficulty choosing a special birthday present to buy with the coins her mother and grandmother have saved, until she hears a man playing beautiful music on an accordion.
Music, music for everyone: Rosa plays her accordion with her friends in the Oak Street...