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Kids Making Money: an introduction to financial literacy

It’s okay I guess.  The text is simple, as it is targeting young readers, and some of the information is so basic that kids don’t need to read it to know it (such as the fact that some jobs are inside and some jobs are outside).  It covers such ideas as needs/wants, the value of money, the differences between jobs that must be done by adults and jobs that kids can do, and mentions giving to charities as well.  It is illustrated with color photos and offers ideas of how some kids might earn money and what they might choose to do with it.  My gripe with this book is that it’s got a decidedly middle-class and up bias:  children who are living in poverty are not going to be paid by their parents to fold the laundry or wash the dog or rake leaves — they’re just going to be expected to help out around the family because it’s needed.  The last sentence of the book states, ” By earning money, kids can buy what they need, save for what they want, and still have money to share with others.” But really the rest of the book is operating under the assumption that kids are being provided with their needs.