Pocket Change: Pitching in for a Better World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781459809666)

Around the world, people are questioning consumerism, leaning toward more sustainable lifestyles and creating a whole new concept of wealth.

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.

What if you could meet all your needs while getting to know your neighbors and protecting the environment at the same time? Find out how growing a tiny cabbage can fight poverty, how a few dollars can help ten families start their own businesses and how running errands for a neighbor can help you learn to become a bike mechanic--for free!

Author: Michelle Mulder
ISBN-10: 1459809661
ISBN-13: 9781459809666
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2016
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.60h x 8.20w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 183698 / Pocket Change: Pitching in for a Better World


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2016
School Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 124
Booklist 09/15/2016 pg. 48