Award-Winning Finalist in 2013 USA Best Book Awards, Children's Fiction - The Midwest Book Review calls Striker Jones a "fun and rollicking series" with "effortless teaching of both cooperation values and basic economics."

Someone is firing arrows in the dead of night. Two campers hide a mysterious past. And is it a friend or foe who sabotages the dance decorations? These are just a few of the mysteries facing Striker Jones when he and his friends go to summer camp Join Striker, Bill, Sheila, and Amy as they face water balloon wars, sports and arts competitions, talent shows, and ten new, exciting mysteries. And as always, learn some economics along the way

Review by Midwest Book Review "'Striker Jones and the Midnight Archer' is the latest title in a middle grade mystery/econ -short story- collection series. Here are ten absolutely riveting chapter mysteries with economics related themes about Striker, Bill, Sheila, and Amy as they throw down an exciting series of mysterious challenges at summer camp. At the end of every action packed chapter, there is a telling question which summarizes the economic and mystery-related implications in the story. In case of brain drain or brain freeze, a handy solution summary follows, with, generally, a happy ending. Once again creative author Maggie Larche proves that middle grade readers (and younger) are up to solving mysteries, analyzing economics, and picking up on clues in a fun and rollicking series that has some heart and group ethics at the core of the story. 'Striker Jones and the Midnight Archer' is a candidate for further awards in its effortless teaching of both excellent cooperation values and basic economics. It is also ideal summer reading for young adults, since the separate but related chapter mysteries stand alone as well as together."

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The Midwest Book Review calls Striker Jones a "fun and rollicking series" with "effortless teaching of both cooperation values and basic economics."

The Striker Jones Teacher's Companion is a self-contained economics curriculum for elementary school students. Containing the full first Striker Jones novel, it is aligned to Common Core reading and language arts standards (for teachers who must follow Common Core), as well as the microeconomic voluntary national economic standards set by the National Council on Economic Education. Organized according to the ten chapters in the book, each lesson explores the economic concepts raised in Striker Jones. The lessons include vocabulary, discussion topics, fun group activities, and individual assignments. Concepts covered include supply and demand, goods vs. services, incentives, trade-offs, opportunity cost, competition, risk and benefits, barter, information asymmetry, diminishing marginal utility, benefits of trade, prices, profits, public choice, scarcity, and voting. For additional concepts, see the second in the series, the Striker Jones and the Midnight Archer Teacher's Companion Best of all, this curriculum does not require any previous knowledge of economics on the educator's part. It's ready to go

"Striker Jones is an excellent text for older elementary students beginning to grasp more and more complicated economic concepts. Through its easy flowing narrative with lots of conversational dialogue, children will learn to see that economics affect their daily life far more than they realized " - Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children Buying more than one? See Bulk Discounts at http: //www.elementaryecon.com/bulk-discounts.html.

" Recommended Reading by the Mamie Eisenhower Library Project, 2014 - The Midwest Book Review calls Striker Jones a "fun and rollicking series" with "effortless teaching of both cooperation values and basic economics." "

Striker Jones is a classic kid's detective novel that also teaches children ages 8-12 basic economic concepts. By solving ten entertaining mysteries with boy detective, Striker Jones, kids will learn concepts like trade-offs, supply and demand, risk, and incentives. There's no jargon -- only fun

Teachers and homeschooling parents, check out the "Teacher's Companion" (also available on Amazon), and read reviews by real educators at elementaryecon.com/teacher-reviews.html.

Reviews

"Striker Jones is an excellent text for older elementary students beginning to grasp more and more complicated economic concepts. Through its easy flowing narrative with lots of conversational dialogue, children will learn to see that economics affect their daily life far more than they realized "

"Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children"

"'Striker Jones' is a thoughtful delve into economics and short fiction, a top pick for younger readers."

"Midwest Book Review Bookwatch"

"There is no more important subject for young people to be exposed to right now than elementary economics. Larche has produced a well written primer that illustrates the economic fundamentals clearly, succinctly and with a cool factor that young readers will love... Think young Sherlock Holmes meets Milton Friedman "

"James Larriviere, Ph.D., Professor of Economics at Spring Hill College"

"A great way to introduce those economic principles to kids in a fun way. The book shows real insight into kids - so much more fun than a dry textbook ... a wonderful, educational book."

"Laurie Cockerell, Author of Founders' Fables"