KIRA VERMOND is an award-winning writer and longtime freelancer from Guelph who rarely has a free moment to relax. With over 1,000 articles under her belt, Canadians have read her travel, career and money columns for The Globe and Mail and Chatelaine and listened to her career advice on CBC Radio weekday mornings for years. In 2010, Chatelaine and John Wiley published her book Earn, Spend, Save: The savvy guide to a richer, smarter, debt-free life. Kira also contributes to OWL Magazine, Today's Parent, Parents Canada, Canadian Family, PROFIT, FORUM Magazine, and many other consumer and trade publications.

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Clayton Hanmer is an illustrator whose crude, energetic comic style has given him a surprisingly broad range of clients from The Globe and Mail to Owl Magazine. He is also the illustrator of The Secret Life of Money by Kira Vermond (Owlkids Books, 2012) and Not Your Typical Book about the Environment by Elin Kelsey (Owlkids Books, 2010). He lives in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada.

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• Short-listed, Ontario Library Association, Red Maple Award
• Commended, VOYA's Nonfiction Honor List
• Short-listed, Childrenʼs Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award
• Short-listed, British Columbia Library Association, Red Cedar Information Book Award
• Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Best Books for Kids and Teens Selection

Comprehensive, easily read, engaging, and approachable segments...show respect for children as intelligent learners capable of understanding concepts many adults find confusing. In fact, adults might consider reading the book not only to foster dialogue with their kids, but to learn a few things themselves.

Quill & Quire

Highly recommended, this is a fun and engaging book.

http://inquisitive-kids.blogspot.ca

A perceptive and timely publication on financial literacy for a new generation.

School Library Journal

A user-friendly guide packed with so many invaluable tips that adults may want to browse it too...Highly recommended.

The Midwest Book Review

The Secret Life of Money may be a kid's guide, but five will get you ten we could all learn a thing or two here.

ForeWord Reviews

Casual yet comprehensive...Readers landing a first job or opening a bank account should find insightful tips for developing a healthy and levelheaded relationship with money.

Publishers Weekly

An excellent resource for teachers from grades 5 to 10 who teach both math and business related subjects.

Resource Links

The Secret Life of Money makes a significant contribution to the current demand in our society for young people to receive education in financial literacy...Highly recommended.

CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials

This chatty guide to money works to make the subject appealing to middle-schoolers...A good guide for beginners and browsers.

Kirkus Reviews

Kira Vermond successfully accomplishes a nearly impossible task – making the subject of money fun, humorous, and easy-to-read for kids...an excellent addition to the topic for children ages 10 to 14. Readers will walk away better informed about global financial issues and empowered about their role in impacting themselves and their world.

Canadian Children's Book News

Vermond clearly finds the topic fascinating, and her informal and approachable text, which doesn't sacrifice solid information in the name of chattiness, may help win over readers who might otherwise shudder at the mention of compound interest, subprime lending, or credit rating.

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