Great Pet Sale, The
In this lift-the-flap book, there is a sign in a pet shop announcing, “Everything Must Go!” A self-marketing rat conducts a tour, trying to discourage the boy from buying any other pet but himself. The boy finally uses his one hundred cents to buy all twenty-one animals.
Economic Concepts
- Money
- Price
- Spending
- Goods
- Choice
- Opportunity Costs
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
Related Subjects
- Math
- Personal Finance
Description of Lesson 7, The Great Pet Sale
from Personal Finance and Children’s Literature:
Students count out pennies as they purchase the animals in the pet store. Then they make their own choices for a pet and identify their opportunity cost.