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claudia7799's review against another edition
this book would be a great introduction to a unit on money, financial literacy, spending, etc. I loved the illustrations and found the text to be really informative as well!
shaundell's review against another edition
4.0
Who knew the life of a penny could be so exciting!? This book takes us on a journey through the birth and life of a common penny. Written with a cute style and adorable pictures. Some of this was down-right laugh-out-loud funny. A Sand Ridge Library Read-Aloud for 2018.
pacifickle's review against another edition
5.0
Slice of life story for a penny! Absolutely love this!
shighley's review against another edition
4.0
Clever book. Before I read it with students, I'm going to give them each a penny and share their observations. Some will be shiny, some dirty, some very old, some new, and, I hope, some will be from 1983!
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Just in case, should the penny ever go away, this might be a good book to have!
* updated 7.09.17
I first read this book quickly in a bookstore. It's hard to lose yourself in a story in a bookstore. What I enjoyed about the writing of this book are the facts that are tucked away inside each sentence. There really is a lot to learn and discover inside these pages!
* updated 7.09.17
I first read this book quickly in a bookstore. It's hard to lose yourself in a story in a bookstore. What I enjoyed about the writing of this book are the facts that are tucked away inside each sentence. There really is a lot to learn and discover inside these pages!
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
Fun and engaging story told from a penny's POV. The penny talks about his many adventures and slips in some facts along the way. It'd be fun to read this to students and then pass a penny out to each of them and have them write a short tale about their cent's exploits.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
Playful overview of the life of a penny, solid information around a fictional personified penny telling of his adventures.
mandarchy's review against another edition
3.0
Nominated for the 2019 Washington state children's choice picture book award. This book is loaded with facts about pennies and Philadelphia. You might look up the U.S. mint with the students so that they can see where coins are made. Popular Mechanics for kids season 1 episode 20 is about money and 23 minutes long. I rely on showing videos when I have laryngitis and the kids love getting a break from the routine. But better than that, the U.S. mint has a website that older kids can navigate and read or watch videos to learn about how coins are made and circulated. https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/coin-production
One Proud Penny is a great introduction to U.S. currency and you could give each student at your school a penny and not break the bank.
One Proud Penny is a great introduction to U.S. currency and you could give each student at your school a penny and not break the bank.