barter

Because one man could make better tops and toys than anyone else, barter and commerce began.

Sara is bored, but none of the toys or other objects she gets in trade from other children is quite right for her, until she gets back the piece of chalk she started with and uses it to play with her friends.

Chicken thinks Scarecrow's hat will make a nice nest, but first she must swap with Badger, Crow, Sheep, Owl, and Donkey.

When a turtle becomes bored one day and asks to borrow a flamingo's wings, he sets off a chain reaction that soon has a porcupine wearing a sheep's wool, a fish wearing a peacock's tail feathers, and other unusual sights.

Maria Lili and her grandmother barter a dozen eggs at the market square to get the ingredients to cook their traditional Saturday chicken sancocho. Includes recipe.

Goosie is taking her turnips to market to trade for a pot but then she has a good idea.

Three friends share their lunches and a lesson in fairness.

Maria Lili and her grandmother barter a dozen eggs at the market square to get the ingredients to cook their traditional Saturday chicken sancocho. Includes recipe.

Mikki Jo is able to trade the blackberries she picks for what she needs to make a special present for her baby cousin.

When Luzolo goes to market with her parents, she learns that it takes a great deal of bartering to finally get what she wants.