Curious George Takes A Job
H. A. Rey; Houghton Mifflin 1974
This story is about a curious little monkey who leaves the zoo and goes out into the world to get a job. He becomes a producer and does well until he gets too curious.
Economic Concepts
- Producers
- Human Resources
- Goods
- Services
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)


Description of Lesson 7, Curious George Takes a Job
from Economics and Children’s Literature, Third Supplement
The students learn about the work done by producers in the story, and they create producer puzzles. (from SPEC)