Arthur’s Funny Money


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Arthur's Funny Money (I Can Read Book 2)
Lillian Hoban; HarperTrophy 1984
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In Arthur’s Funny Money, Violet has problems with numbers and Arthur has no money, so they go into business together. They use advertising to promote their business and solve their problems. They earn enough money and have some left over for licorice twists for both of them.

Economic Concepts

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Teacher Tips for Using this Book

Description of Lesson 1, Arthur’s Funny Money
from Economics and Children’s Literature:
Students explore the basic economics questions and try to come up with a Slogan for Arthur’s business.

Description of Lesson 5, Ads Make Us Spend, from Pocket Power
(to be used with Arthur’s Funny Money)
Students examine various forms of advertising and discover why companies advertise their products.

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