Making Cents: The Nuts and Bolts of Money and a Whole Lot More!

by: Elizabeth Keeler Robinson; Illustrated by Bob McMahon

Published by: Tricycle Press

Reviewed by Andrea Sisco

Money, math and a children’s book! Making Cents shows kids a side of math that will help them hear about, visualize and understand money.

What can a penny buy? What does a penny look like? How many nickels make up a quarter? How many quarters make a dollar? What is the smallest silver coin? Whose likeness is on the hundred dollar bill? So many questions–and Elizabeth Keeler Robins helps kids learn and understand the answers.

Making Cents is unique because there really aren’t any children’s books (that I’m familiar with) that talk about money–the facts and interesting but little known stories about U.S. currency. But Making Cents is more than giving information about money. Its shows kids how they can take the money they have and buy different things, and when they’re done, they have something pretty special.

Bob McMahon’s illustrations are attractive, but also lend themselves to those visual learners who must ‘see’ the process rather than just hear about the process.

Armchair Interviews says: A great book for schools and homeschoolers.

Author’s Web site: http://www.ElizabethKeelerRobinson.com