Five Dollars For Fun: A Story About Money (Math All Around)

A girl explores what she can buy after she earns five dollars for her help weeding the garden. When Nova helps her grandfather weed the garden, she earns five dollars for the work. What exciting things can she buy with five dollars? Using everything she knows about dollars, quarters, dimes, and nickels, Nova explores her options at the store and finds that getting what she really wants might mean saving the money rather than spending it. In Math All Around, narrative-driven stories introduce foundational math concepts to young readers in creative ways. Each title combines an interesting story with an important math concept from the Common Core curriculum, while simple language helps build readers' confidence in reading. AGES: 5 to 7 AUTHOR: Rebecca J. Allen writes middle-grade stories that blend mystery and adventure, and young adult stories with kick-butt heroines. She is the author of two STEM superhero adventures-Cole Champion Is Not Super and Cole Champion Takes on the Villains-as well the nonfiction book, Earning an Income. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, two kids, and Emmy the cat. When not writing, Rebecca likes to hike, bike, watch spy thrillers, and grow yummy things in her garden. You can find out more about her books at RebeccaJAllen.com. She's also on Twitter and Instagram as @RebeccaJ_Allen. Hardcover Reinforced Library Binding