Christmas Doll, The
Elvira Woodruff; Blackstone Audiobooks 2004
Two orphan sisters, 6 and 10, in early industrialized London leave a workhouse and try to make a life on their own, Food shelter, and work are scarce. Lucy’s young sister is ill and Lucy finds employment as a “hearts girl” for a doll maker with room and board as pay. The solution to the girls’ problems of survival comes from an unexpected source.
Economic Concepts
- Scarcity
- Economic Wants
- Barter/Trade
- Entrepreneurs
- Goods and Services
- Choices
Grade Levels
- Incentives (4-6)
Related Subjects
- Entrepreneurship
- Personal Finance
- World History
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