Rumplestiltskin’s Daughter
Diane Stanley; HarperTrophy 2002
Rumpelstiltskin’s daughter outwits the greedy king, who tries to get her to spin straw into gold just as her father once did. In the end, she helps a troubled community overcome their economic problems created by the king.
Economic Concepts
- Goods and Services
- Economic Wants
- Producers
- Natural Resources
- Human Resources
- Capital Resources
- Scarcity
- Trade
- Money
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)


Description of Online Lesson, Rumplestiltskin’s Daughter
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Students read the book and discuss the economics concepts through a set of questions and answers.