A Dollar for Penny: (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 1 Book)

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In this simple story (and simple math lesson) for new readers, Penny has a lemonade stand. First, she charges one cent, then two, then a nickel. The coins clink into her bank, with Grandma spending a dime and, later, other customers paying as much as two quarters. At the end of the day, Penny counts her money and is delighted to find she has earned 100 cents, a dollar. The jaunty rhymed text is illustrated with happy watercolor artwork that fills the pages. The money message is emphasized by the pictures of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters dotting the spreads. The last page once again shows drawings of the coins and how five pennies equal a nickel, two nickels equal a dime, etc. This book from the Step into Reading Plus Math series does double duty. Ilene Cooper
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Book Description
On a beautiful summer day a young girl sets up a lemonade stand and sells

enough cups of refreshment to add up to a dollar. Told in rhyme, this

delightful story combines the teaching of addition with a traditional rite of

childhood entrepreneurship!







Card catalog description
Penny learns about currency when she sets up a lemonade stand to earn money for her mother's birthday card.


From the Inside Flap
On a beautiful summer day a young girl sets up a lemonade stand and sells enough cups of refreshment to add up to a dollar.  Told in rhyme, this delightful story combines the teaching of addition with a traditional rite of childhood entrepreneurship!  


From the Back Cover
A positive and fun way into its step-by-step approach to reading





Now the premier learning-to-read series incorporates math concepts in a positive and fun way into its step-by-step approach to reading
Now the premier learning-to-read series incorporates math concepts in a

positive and fun way into its step-by-step approach to reading. Step into

Reading + Math = great stories, fabulous illustrations, and the first steps

toward reading - and math - success!








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Penny's lemonade stand is doing a booming business in this delightful book, which is designed to help children begin reading and solving basic math problems. The upbeat rhyming text and exuberant illustrations will engage and delight young children. When Penny begins selling lemonade, she charges one cent. As the day goes on, she increases the price to a nickel, a dime, a quarter, and then fifty cents. Her total profit is one dollar, which she uses to buy her mother a birthday card. The illustrations clearly show what each coin denomination looks like and its value. At the back of the book there is a chart showing how many pennies equal one nickel, how many nickels equal one dime, and so on. This book is part of the "Step into Reading + Math" series. 2000, Random House, $11.99 and $3.99. Ages 4 to 6. Reviewer: Jeanne K. Pettenati


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