There are some topics that I think we need to discuss with our kids, things that do not necessarily fit into the standard idea of what should be covered in education but things which I think are important for them to understand and grasp so they are better prepared for life. Economics is one of these topics.

And yes I was given a free copy of this book. But regardless of whether I was given a copy of this book, or if I bought a copy myself this book has really impressed me. It covers Economics which can be a difficult topic for kids to to gunderstand and a difficult topic to explain (and I am saying this as someone who actually studied Economics at University). It takes the basic, important concepts, the building blocks and explains them in an easy to understand manner without over simplifying them too much. I was really impressed with not only what was included but also the way it was explained.

I am going to start by saying that Amazon has the age range for this book as 8 – 12 years. And I suppose I would agree, I would not recommend it for kids younger than 8 but I would possibly say the ages should rather be 10 – 14. For me it really depends on the actual kid, have they already taken an interest in these type of topics or is this still a totally foreign thing for them? In our house my youngest is probably more knowledgeable in this area than his older sister so even though she is older than the suggested age I am still going to get her to read it because it covers things that she should understand. So please do not get influenced by the age recommendation but rather think about your actual kid.

So what exactly is covered in this book?

It covers a lot, okay it is just an introduction of these concepts but still there are lots of concepts that is covered in this one book. And I say it is an introduction of these concepts but really for this age it is probably going to be all they need to know.

Format wise – the pages are easy to read, they include short, sharp paragraphs, lots of diagrams and illustrations.

I have been really impressed with the format and how it is so easy to read.

And I loved that they included the concepts that I assumed they would (Law of Demand and Supply, GDP etc) and then they included a few things that I was not expecting (The Tulip bubble). I really enjoy it when I read a book and they take the topic and expand it to include more than I expected.

I have been impressed with this book, with the way it covers all those important concepts in an easy to understand manner. And honestly it explains in far better than I would have. This book is going to be compulsory reading for both of my kids and I really do think all kids should have a chance to read it.

For anyone interested I am including an Amazon link for this book – Economics by Eduard Altarriba

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