It would be easy for me to do it, but then it would turn out that their environmental or social responsibility credentials were awful, so I just steer well clear. Red Shed, the non-fiction imprint of Farshore, is launching a “major” new series entitled Little Experts, which aims to introduce “curious young minds to hot topics”, by figures including Amir Khan and Deborah Meaden. Two young guys came into the Den and I was like, ‘Towels? Really?’ But theirs are bigger, better and more stylish and what I love is that we’ve also gone on a sustainability journey, making fully recycled products. In Educational Inequality and School Finance, Bruce D. Baker offers a comprehensive examination of how US public schools receive and spend money. Drawing on extensive longitudinal data and numerous studies of states and districts, he provides a vivid and dismaying portrait of the stagnation of state investment in public education and the continuing challenges of achieving equity and adequacy in school funding.

This fairly short non-fiction book touches on a lot of subjects, offering enough information and consideration to introduce each concept, without it ever feeling overwhelming.

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Absolutely! We didn’t have a lot then and without knowing it, it taught me the value of money. I want to give children the best chance in life early enough so that they can make the best of their money and understand the good and bad things that can come from it. Primary Times talks to Deborah Meaden, highly successful Entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den Investor, about the release of her unmissable new children’s book ‘Why Money Matters’.

I don’t want to give the impression I walk around in a hair shirt, but before I buy something or do something I do ask myself, ‘Is that necessary? Is it worth the environmental impact?’ It’s like a balance sheet in my mind. Have you ever earned silly money for an advert? From bartering to the introduction of silver weights 5000 years ago by the by the Royal Palace of Mesopotamia, firstly we are introduced to the history of money. Full of interesting facts there is plenty here to fascinate adults as well as children! Did you know that Isaac Newton introduced the ridges on coins? You’ll have to read the book to find out why. Marvellous Vehicles by James May, a writer and broadcaster who is best known for co-presenting Top Gear and The Grand Tour. About This Edition ISBN: I’ve got two riding horses, plus rescue horses and other rescue animals. Horses are a slot machine – you put money into them and it just disappears. I always wanted to have my own business. I set up my first flower stall at age seven and I never played another profession. Business is a great way to build the life that you want and my mother worked really hard to build a happy life for us, so I had a very good example set for me. I really hope that children do relate to it.The publisher said: “Exploring every corner of their topics – from the familiar to the unexpected – the experts reveal the most surprising and incredible facts, all relayed through their unique perspectives and with their unrivalled enthusiasm.”

As the adage goes, “Money makes the world go around” and this is the perfect book to explain why that is. With inviting, colourful illustrations, this is the first book in the new Little Experts series, and is an accessible guide to money for children. Mystified by money? Discover how it shapes the world we live in with Dragons' Den investor and entrepreneur Deborah Meaden.Marvellous Vehicles by JAMES MAY, a writer and broadcaster who is best known for co-presenting Top Gear and The Grand Tour.