The Bridge of the Golden Wood — Karl Beckstrand

(Careers, financial literacy) "Masterful. ... An immensely appealing book because of its readable style ... and its realistic but soft Asian-style illustrations." - Crystie Cook, poet. Selected by the State of Vermont for primary school career/small business curriculum. "What are you looking at," asked the boy. "Trouble and treasure," said the old woman. A child with a knack for solving problems helps some hungry fish and finds a treasure. Illustrated folk tale teaches how to spot opportunities to help others and make money; comes with ideas for businesses, job ideas, money-making activities and online resources on career choices, managing money, finding customers, and moving up in an organization. Young children will be captivated by the story; older ones will want to apply the things they learn (for kids ages 4 and up). Teach someone to fish; this how-to picture book on the value of work bridges the gap between what kids learn in school about jobs, business, finance, economics--and what they should know (how to serve others). 530 English words in dyslexic-friendly font by former Silicon Valley recruiter and award-winning author Karl Beckstrand, illustrations by Yaniv Cahoua and Karl Beckstrand.

Free online career/money resources: ChildrenEarn. Careers for Kids [multicultural] series - #4; others in the series: Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story; Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm; Great Cape o' Colors: Capa de colores (English-Spanish). Read aloud fish fable, 26-page, 8.5"x 8.5" hard cover, soft cover, and ebook (entrepreneur textbook on money and saving, grow up summer jobs, graduation gift with Chinese boy, red panda). Premio Publishing & Gozo Books, (c) 2017. LCCN: 2016949820, JUV009090, JUV006000, JUV012060, JUV039220, JUV030020, JUV063000, BUS025000, BUS012000, BUS060000, BUS019000, BUS048000, BUS029000, eISBN: 978-1370287222, paper ISBN: 978-1536889864, hard cover ISBN: 978-0985398811; "5 stars. A clever storyteller. ... Colorfully illustrated ... ideas [on] how to build one's own treasure. ... A very educational resource." - Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite