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Young readers may not realize that their decisions can affect whole economies! This engaging title will help readers understand how daily decisions about what to wear, eat, and what video games to play can all affect an economy's system of supply and demand. Curriculum-aligned concepts include renewable and nonrenewable resources, labor, international trade, and the basics of microeconomics and macroeconomics. This text also features compelling fact boxes on every spread. "Word Wise" fact boxes define more advanced terms used in a spread while "Consider This" and "Compare and Contrast" fact boxes offer mental exercises to strengthen comprehension through making connections. Each spread also offers striking and colorful images that depict children and adults engaging in aspects of supply and demand. Applying the concepts from this enlightening text will allow readers to one day play an even more significant role in shaping successful supply and demand systems.

It can be exciting to plan a big expense, such as a summer trip or a new video game system. However, this expense can only be accomplished with the right savings. This engaging title will help readers understand the process of saving up for their wants and needs with simple and accessible text that breaks down key ideas. Curriculum concepts include budgeting, setting financial goals, investing, and loans. "Word Wise" fact boxes define important and more advanced terms used in a spread, while "Consider This" and "Compare and Contrast" fact boxes challenge readers to make connections. Brilliant and bright images on each spread depict relatable examples of and strategies for saving and spending. Armed with the knowledge in this book, readers will be more prepared to be smart future savers and spenders.

A balance of producers and consumers is key to a healthy economy. To achieve this balance, it's important to understand these important terms. This engaging text breaks them down with accessible, explanatory text that covers curriculum-aligned content including economic resources, categories of industries, and marketing. Each spread also features a fact box. Word-wise fact boxes define more advanced terms used in the spread. Thought-provoking "Consider This" and "Compare and Contrast" fact boxes offer opportunities for making connections and critical thinking. This text is sure to provide readers with a lasting appreciation for the importance of producers and consumers in modern global economies.

Bitcoin and online banking have become popular in recent years. They demonstrate how money and banking, while evolving, continue to be vital to societies. With simple and accessible explanatory text, this title clarifies important money and banking concepts including what they are, their history, how money is protected, and how banks work. Each spread features an engaging text box which offers further comprehension of topics either by defining more advanced terms, offering an opportunity to compare and contrast key ideas, or providing thought-provoking activities for making connections. Lively and bright images also depict examples of money and banking in action. The content in this exciting text is sure to prepare readers to one day be money-wise members of the global economy.

In modern times, people have jobs and earn money to secure their survival and to play a beneficial role in their communities. This engaging and accessible text covers important aspects of working and earning a paycheck. These include how jobs have changed throughout history, what having a job entails, and how people secure jobs. This title also offers a compelling fact box on every spread--"Word Wise" fact boxes define more advanced terms, while "Compare and Contrast" and "Consider This" fact boxes offer additional opportunities for making connections with the main text. This title also includes vivid images showing people in various careers and what certain careers involve. This curriculum-aligned title is sure to help readers feel prepared to one day help their communities by having a successful career!

Goods and services fuel global economies, and understanding them is vital to creating future successful economic systems. This title offers straightforward explanatory text that breaks down different types of goods and services, how they are produced, and how they are distributed. Curriculum-aligned concepts also include supply and demand, product development, and trade. A fact box on each spread either defines a more advanced term used in the spread, provides an opportunity for comparing and contrasting important concepts, or offers real-life connections. Lively and colorful images depict how goods and services are found in everyday life. With the knowledge from this engaging title, readers will be inspired to learn more about their role in the global economy.