{"product_id":"wonderful-economics-book","title":"Wonderful Economics: A First Book of Money and Markets for Kids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn illustrated first look at money, trade and why things cost what they cost.\u003c\/strong\u003e Economics is usually taught late and taught abstractly. This book takes the opposite approach: it starts from things a child already recognises — pocket money, a shop, a queue, a swap in the playground — and uses them to explain the ideas underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIdeas the book introduces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhere money came from\u003c\/strong\u003e — barter, the problem it created, and why coins and notes solved it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupply and demand\u003c\/strong\u003e — why a price goes up when something is scarce.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaving and spending\u003c\/strong\u003e — the trade-off between wanting something now and wanting something bigger later.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork and value\u003c\/strong\u003e — why different jobs earn different amounts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrade\u003c\/strong\u003e — why people and countries exchange things at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it is presented\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach idea is shown as a scene rather than defined as a term. The pages are printed on thick, smooth stock that stands up to repeated handling, and the layout keeps one idea per spread so a child can stop at a natural point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAges 7–12\u003c\/strong\u003e, including children who find numbers less interesting than stories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParents who want to start money conversations early without turning them into a lesson.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome-schooling families looking for an accessible introduction to the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText is in English.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated throughout; designed for home or travel use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis book is general education about how money works. It is not financial advice and does not recommend any investment or product.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wrenshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47239866974396,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/9569\/4524\/files\/8c84c35f24bd404086778ca8c30a3a52.jpg?v=1785921051","url":"https:\/\/wrenshelf.store\/products\/wonderful-economics-book","provider":"Wrenshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}