![]() Matt Harmon is a volunteer reader at Charleston Montessori School in Kanawha County. Shurtliff for so elegantly illuminating key economic principles to children. They took gold, which only has value in exchange, and turned it into crops which have value in use. Jack and his sister Annabella save the day, with some help from the pixies, by turning the king’s golden eggs back into seeds that sprout plants. ![]() Under the gold standard era, France increased its share of world gold reserves by 20 percent, in essence taking money out of the world financial system and leading to a massive deflation spiral. ![]() What good is gold (or paper currency) if it cannot buy food? This is a lesson the world should have learned during the Great Depression, particularly France. This illuminates a fundamental principle of money-it exists to facilitate exchange, but it is not valuable in and of itself. When the people complain to King Barf that they are poor and hungry, he dismisses their concerns because the kingdom has so much gold, so it must be rich. Yet, his people are suffering a famine due to crop failure. Tim Federle, author of Better Nate than Ever 'A delightful story of family, perseverance, and courage. In the story, the giant King, King Barf, covets gold above all else he equates his massive gold stock with a rich kingdom. Liesl Shurtliff has the uncanny ability to make magical worlds feel utterly real, and the best part is: you don’t even need a beanstalk to visit them. ![]() It was a fun adventure tale, but couched within it are great lessons for kids regarding worth, value, and the nature of money. ![]() I read this to a group of 2nd-5th graders for the Read Aloud organization. Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk by Liesl Shurtliff ![]()
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