This book recounts a young girl's experience of saving up her money to buy something special. Her elder sister spends her money on all sorts of things while the younger sister saves up her money until she has enough to buy herself a new puppy. The book touches on the different attitudes of the two sisters when it comes to how they spend their money.
Curriculum link:
Society and Environment; Enterprise; Mathematics
Reading Strategies:
Understanding the use of direct speech as part of character development and to express thoughts and feelings.