Tuesday, November 18, 2008

For Teachers - FREE Comic Books on Financial Topics from the FEDERAL RESERVE (Order upto 35 copies per book for your class)

You can get upto 35 copies of each comic book for FREE. What better way to teach children the concept of money than with comic books!

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<>Once Upon a Dime
Presents a fable about the island kingdom of Mazuma and the growth of its economy from barter to a sophisticated modern system, with its own central bank, to iIlustrate basic concepts of barter, money, banking, and inflation. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>Penny Saved...
Illustrates the importance of savings - how it benefits all of us - and the various types of savings instruments and institutions. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>Story of Checks and Electronic Payments
Uses the story of two basketball-playing buddies to discuss the role of checks and electronic payments in the U.S. economy -- including the role of the Fed in facilitating payments. The booklet also teaches personal finance skills such as writing a check and balancing a checking account. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>Story of Foreign Trade and Exchange
Explains the basic principles underlying foreign trade and exchange. ((Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>The Story of Monetary Policy
Explains the meaning and purpose of monetary policy, how the Fed makes monetary policy, and how the tools of monetary policy work. Revised (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>Too Much, Too Little
Provides a history of the U.S. monetary system and events leading to the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>The Story of BanksFollows three young entrepreneurs as they use progressively more sophisticated bank services over a 23-year period. Also explores the role of checking deposits and lending in money creation. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>The Story of Money
Explains the purposes of money in a modern economy, the characteristics that items used as money have, the way the banking system creates money, and the reasons the Federal Reserve influences the money supply. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>The Story of Inflation
Describes the causes and effects of inflation and discusses alternative anti-inflation policies. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>The Story of the Federal Reserve System
Describes the major functions of the Federal Reserve System, the tools of monetary policy and how they work, and the other ways in which the Fed helps the U.S. economy and financial system to function. (Comic, Comics, Comic book, Comic books, Comicbook, Comicbooks) Maximum 35 copies. 24 pp.

<>Wishes and Rainbows
Explores the economic problem of scarce resources and society's reactions to such problems via a children's story. You may obtain 25 for classroom size. Comic-style booklet.

<>The Road to Roota
Teacher's guide designed to accompany the comic-style booklet, Wishes & Rainbows. Provides background information, an analysis of the economic themes in the comic-style booklet, discussion questions, a glossary of economic terms, and classroom activities. 1985.

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