How Much is A Million? By Steven Kellogg
I’m having trouble with trillions, a word which is increasingly appearing in the news after the credit crunch. A billion dollars seems hard to understand! A billion seconds ago it was 1959! Watch this to begin to grasp how big these numbers are. The NZ government ( at the time of this post) is borrowing $200 million a week, that is the amount of money to build one hospital, every week.
The world economy is a heavy topic but this book isn’t heavy: It is great fun! It teaches children what a million is, and I think does in a very clever, creative way.
Here is the link for the books at the Auckland Libraries
Click on the image to buy it Fishpond.