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Loading... If You Made a Million (1989)by David M. Schwartz
None.  Sandra_Loya | Jan 26, 2013 |  Here we have a book about money that no child will ever want to read. Schwartz tries to do too much here. Are we counting to a million dollars here, exploring money equivalency, or learning how to accumulate interest in a savings account? I started with a penny and now I'm writing a $1000 check for a hippo and making a down payment on a castle. Make it stop! An unsuccessful mix of real-world money matters and fantasy spending will leave students disoriented. (  ) mrcmyoung | Nov 28, 2011 | A child friendly story about money. Shows that people work for money. Money is in the form of coins or dollars. You can spend money or better yet save it so then it can build interest. This would be a great book to use to show kids the benefits of saving. I love how it in perspective of how much a million would be in terms of height. Really interesting with funny illustrations. (  ) mmwrigh3 | Sep 26, 2011 | This is a good book to use for a math lesson on money. It has different math concepts in it. It shows kids how money works and different ways to increase the value. jesaltman | Sep 11, 2011 | Retelling: People do work to earn money. The money they earn comes in coins or dollars. They can spend the money or put it in a bank that will pay them interest. They can borrow money from the bank and pay the bank interest. Thoughts and Feelings: If I had a million dollars, I would buy each of my students an i-pad so they could use it in the classroom to learn. What a great way to learn personal finance! Ms.Penniman | Aug 18, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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While the illustrations and concepts in the beginning are very elementary, the concepts become too abstract. The skill level of this book is too broad to make sense to be in the same book. I like the concept but think it should be 2 separate books. One on the concept of a million dollars and one covering interest, loans and checking accounts.
The concepts in this book are too broad to be effectively used in a classroom as part of any lesson. It would be nice to have on hand to use a couple of pages to cover certain concepts and for students to flip through during reading time to get what they may get out of it. (