World In a Supermarket, The
Rozanne Lanczak Williams; Creative Teaching Press 1996
A young black girl describes a day working in the cotton fields of central California. Her migrant family works very hard to pick the cotton without using the help of advanced machinery.
Economic Concepts
- Interdependence
- Goods and Services
- Productive Resources
- Specialization
- Trade
- Money
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
Related Subjects
- Geography
Online Lesson, The World in a Supermarket
http://www.kidseconbooks.com/html/world_in_a_supermarket.html
Students read the book and discuss the economics concepts through a set of questions and answers.