Pocket change
Subtitle: pitching in for a better world
By: Michelle Mulder
Series: Orca footprints; Orca footprints
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: [Victoria, British Columbia, Canada]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781459809666
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Consumption (Economics)
Description: Until a few hundred years ago, people were embarrassed to buy bread in a store. Families took pride in making almost everything they owned. These days, many people take pride in buying as much as possible! New clothes, a speedier bicycle, the latest phone. If we've got money, someone can sell us a product that will supposedly make our lives better. But each year, humanity uses resources equivalent to nearly one and a half Earths, and we're still not meeting everyone's needs. Around the world, people are questioning consumerism, leaning toward more sustainable lifestyles and creating a whole new concept of wealth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

4567 Childrens Plus, Inc.

NC 1060 Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR 6.3 2.0 183698.
Table of contents: title: Shopping? How embarrassing!; title: Pack it or toss it?; title: Money in our pockets; title: Work? Nah ...; title: Share...or else!; title: Please, please, please shop; title: Crash!; title: A mall in the living room; title: Funny money; title: We demand a big supply!; title: Paying for what?!; title: Money talks; title: More or less; title: Where to put it all?; title: Paying the price; title: A new kind of rich; title: Everyone's share; title: Borrowing a bit; title: Super sweat!; title: Free the children; title: To the rescue!; title: From books to blenders; title: I'll trade ya!; title: The moneyless man; title: The share scare; title: Freecycling! Wheeee!; title: Growin' in my neighborhood; title: Which book are you?; title: Time in the bank; title: Hidden riches; title: Pass it on.