Boldness, imagination, and ruthless competition combine in Tanya Lee
Stone and Steven Salerno's Pass Go and Collect $200, a riveting
picture book history of Monopoly, one of the world's most famous
games.
In the late 1800s lived Lizzie Magie, a clever and charismatic woman
with a strong sense of justice. Waves of urban migration drew Lizzie's
attention to rising financial inequality. One day she had an idea:
create a game that shows the unfairness of the landlord-tenant
relationship. But game players seemed to have the most fun pretending to
be wealthy landowners. Enter Charles Darrow, a marketer and salesman
with a vision for transforming Lizzie's game into an exciting staple of
American family entertainment. Features back matter that includes
Monopoly Math word problems and equations. Excellent STEM connections
and resources.
This title has Common Core connections.
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