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    Part of Social Studies Connects

    Author Lori Haskins
    Illustrated by Jerry Smath
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    $5.95 US
    Astra Publishing House | Astra Young Readers
    6.5"W x 9"H x 0.12"D  
    On sale Aug 01, 2004 | 32 Pages | 9781575651415
    Grades K-2
    Reading Level: Lexile 570L | Fountas & Pinnell L
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    The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book!

    Amy is dying to buy the latest, greatest video game, but with only fifty-two cents in her piggy bank, she's out of luck. Or is she? (Social Studies Topic: Economics/Bartering)
    Lori Haskins Houran has written more than forty books for kids. She lives in Massachusetts with her family. John Abbott Nez has illustrated books of all sorts. View titles by Lori Haskins
    Jerry Smath illustrated his first children’s book in 1954 and hasn’t stopped. He has illustrated over 100 books for other authors, and has written and illustrated 30 of his own titles. Two of those, But No Elephants and The Housekeeper’s Dog (Parents Press), were Children’s Choice Award winners. Jerry and his wife live in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with a dog named Molly. View titles by Jerry Smath

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    The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book!

    Amy is dying to buy the latest, greatest video game, but with only fifty-two cents in her piggy bank, she's out of luck. Or is she? (Social Studies Topic: Economics/Bartering)

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    Lori Haskins Houran has written more than forty books for kids. She lives in Massachusetts with her family. John Abbott Nez has illustrated books of all sorts. View titles by Lori Haskins
    Jerry Smath illustrated his first children’s book in 1954 and hasn’t stopped. He has illustrated over 100 books for other authors, and has written and illustrated 30 of his own titles. Two of those, But No Elephants and The Housekeeper’s Dog (Parents Press), were Children’s Choice Award winners. Jerry and his wife live in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with a dog named Molly. View titles by Jerry Smath

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