service industries

Provides an introduction to goods and services, defines needs and wants, and explains how resources are used.

Explains the concept of work, discussing why people work, and looking at the different types of work men and women do in service to their communities.

"In all branches of the military, certain services are required to keep operations running. Service careers are those careers in which one does make a product, but instead provides a needed service to others. Without such services and those who provide them, the military could not operate"--.

Introduces the economic concepts of goods and services.

Simple text helps children learn the differences between goods and services, the role each plays in their daily life, and the people who provide them in the community.

Simple text helps children understand the differences between consumers and producers and the unique role each plays in the community.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the difference between needing and wanting something, and how to plan and work for the wants.

Provides an introduction to goods and services, defines needs and wants, and explains how resources are used.

Provides information about market forces and how they influence the distribution of goods and services, focusing on consumer goods, and looks at how service distribution works.