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Introducing an amazingly unique series of Australian money learning books that teach children about money in a fun and highly interactive way.
Rather than being written in a boring old 'how to' style these books have been written in a new writing genre called 'faction.'
Here the author (Greg Smith) cleverly blends non fiction with a fictional story following the adventures of three very charismatic 10 year olds Anya, Zilly and Lars. Set in the year 3050, our three little heroes are sent on different missions to find the answers to questions that may ultimately have an impact on the world they live in.
The premise of these books is that in the year 3050 the world has been taken over by one evil man and he now controls everything and everyone. As a result, he had taken all of the money from the world and dictates where people work, live and play. His deputy however, has other ideas. He wants to return the world to the good old days of the 21st century (ie the present day). Before he makes his move he must do his homework to find out how money works, how and when it can be used. As neither he, nor his staff can go unnoticed by the evil ruler, the deputy leader has asked Anya and her best friends to help. Here he asks them to go on a series of adventures (hence the three books) and to find the answers to a number of questions about money. Throughout their adventures (which include travelling back to the 21st century) Anya and her friends learn by first hand experience.
In each of the books there's action, intrigue and adventure. And of course good and evil.
However underlying the fiction, the author has included a number of very powerful morals surrounding money (such as giving to charity, respect for others and the management of greed). All ultimately aimed at providing positive attitudes towards money.
On the surface readers of the books will be so immersed and involved in their adventures that they won't even notice that they are learning about 'boring old money stuff.' Greg Smith calls that surprise learning!
This is because the learning magic happens in the dialog between each character. Here Greg has masterfully integrated conversation with key money principles and delivered them via the voice of each character. In this way the messages actually come to life.
Each book then builds on the previous as the reading age of the child increases. That means the complexity of the content material also increases. In the second and third volumes there are even interactive on page or internet related challenges for the reader that points them back to the Kids Corner section of the Kids Money website.
The underlying content has been modeled on the National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework set by the Australian Government Financial Literacy Foundation and is currently being assessed by the Curriculum Corporation (part of MCEETYA the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment Training and Youth Affairs). All books will be listed under the Essential Elements program (EEP) and promoted to school teachers as an Essential Elements resource through the Financial Literacy Foundations Educators and Trainers Network.
Complementing the three volume series is a 32 page Colouring book which provides a simple story and the ability for colouring activities.
Together the Money Makes the World go Around books inspire, entertain and most of all inform.
Money Makes the World go Around - Vol 1 - Discover 'What Money Can do' with the adventures of Anya, Zilly and Lars
Suitable for ages 5 - 7 
In the first of the series of three, our three little heroes, Anya, Zilly and Lars must find the answers to five simple questions about money that have been set for them by the deputy leader. Their mission is relatively simple as they just have to use their searching skills on the latest 3D Internet to find out about money back in the 21st century. In this book your child will get to know each character and enjoy this simple story. The key money skills learning outcomes from this first volume are quite straight forward. Here your child will learn what money is, what it looks like, where it comes from and what it can do. Please note that this book has been written for the parent or grandparent to read it to their child so please read it alongside them pointing out the key features and highly illustrated and fun characters.
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Money Makes the World go Around - Vol 2 - Discover 'How to Use Money' with the adventures of Anya, Zilly and Lars
Suitable for ages 8 - 10 
In this the second book in the series your children will discover the differences between needs and wants, how to understand what different prices mean, how to earn money and how to manage money. Again Anya and her friends Zilly and Lars must do another mission for the deputy leader. This time it involves danger and plenty of it as they travel back in time to 21st century Australia (ie our present day). Here the story covers the basic building blocks of money whilst delving further into the action and adventure of the fictional story. Your children will be again engaged in the causal interactive learning environment as they are set challenges by the key characters in the book to solve on page or via an interactive link to the Kids Corner section of Kids Money website.
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Money Makes the World go Around - Vol 3 - Discover 'When to Use Money' with the adventures of Anya, Zilly and Lars
Suitable for ages 11 - 12 
In the third and final book in the series, Anya and her best friends Zilly and Lars return to the year 3050. However they return to a world that has been significantly altered due to their actions back in the 21st century. Now the race is on for them to find out the answers to ten new questions about money that help them and your child discover: how to set goals, how to keep track of their money, how and why they should give money to charity, different ways of earning money, how to handle money responsibly, how to borrow, how to save and invest and even how to become a mini-entrepreneur. As seen in the second book in the series this book also includes activities and challenges engaging your children to fill in answers in book and use the interactive special found in the Kids Corner of the Kids Money website.
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Money Makes the World Go Around - Colouring Book
Suitable for ages 3 and up 
At last, a colouring book that teaches money skills. Following on from the three book series of Money Makes the World go Around this highly illustrated colouring book provides a simple yet very informative overview of what money is and what you can do with it. Follow the story and watch your children relate to the characters as they put their own colour skills in practice. What better way to learn than to have the left and right brain working together.
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