business enterprises

A little girl and her family operate a fruit and vegetable stand near the beach with the help of their dog Frannie.

Cartoon illustrations and text provide information about money, examining the history of money and how it is made, looking at different currencies, and discussing investment options and what happens when money is invested.

When Fisherman Fred decides to sell his fish in a new way, he discovers the importance of a good name.

Thirteen-year-old Claudia describes how she earns money and has fun in her spare time and shares some secrets on how to find jobs that fit one's interest, how to save money and spend it wisely, and how to balance work, family, friends, and school. Includes discussion questions and a writing activity.

Fourth grade entrepreneur Howard J. Fingerhut competes with his classmates to win the H. Marion Muckley Junior Businessperson of the Year Contest and writes a book about the experience.

Secretly in love with her best friend and business partner Steve, fifteen-year-old Jazz must spend the summer away from him when her family goes to India during that country's rainy season to help set up a clinic.

Mae Holland is thrilled to be working for the most powerful internet company, but as her life beyond the company campus grows distant, a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken and her role in the Circle becomes increasingly public.

Mike, a fourteen-year-old boy with a math learning disability, is sent to rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, and while his plans to impress his mathematician father fall flat when Mike discovers the project has nothing to do with engineering, he learns much more valuable lessons while working with his eccentric, elderly aunt, a homeless man, and a punk rock girl as part of a town-wide effort to adopt a Romanian orphan.