Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey; Puffin 1976
This is a story about two mothers and their offspring who wanted blueberries for the coming winter for themselves and their families. Along the way they make choices and have opportunity costs
Economic Concepts
- Economic Wants
- Choices
- Opportunity Costs
- Saving
- Natural Resources
- Capital Resources
- Human Resources
- Intermediate Goods
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)


Description of lesson from Spotting Economics: From Africa to Ice Cream, Lesson 6: After hearing a story about wants, students explore their own wants.