Pick Up the Pennies

Pick Up the Pennies
Author: Michael T. Goskowski
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2009-09
Genre:
ISBN: 160696867X

"Pick Up the Pennies" is a story. The philosophy of this story may seem very simple and practical; but for Michael T. Goskowski, it became a light that guided his life. Goskowski's childhood years were difficult as his entire family struggled to rise above poverty and degradation. For fear of working in the coalmines, Michael learned to do his best to seize a better future for himself. Growing from boyhood to manhood during the Great Depression and World War II presented unique challenges that helped create an interesting life and an interesting man. "His aggressiveness and optimistic attitude toward the future kept him focused always on achievement and progress." Readers will follow Mike Goskowski's life through his boyhood and his coming-of-age as a soldier in World War II. They will experience the ups and downs of his family life as Goskowski struggled to hold onto his faith and realize his dreams. By the end of this book, your pockets will be full from learning how to "Pick Up the Pennies."

936 Pennies

936 Pennies
Author: Eryn Lynum
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493413449

Make the Most of Your Time with Your Children On the day of their baby dedication, Eryn and her husband were given a jar of 936 pennies. The jar contained a penny for every week they would raise their child until graduation, and they were instructed to remove one penny each Sunday as a reminder, placing it into another jar as an investment. At some point every parent realizes time is moving swiftly, and they ask themselves, How am I investing in my child? Through personal stories and biblical examples, 936 Pennies will help you discover how to capture time and use it to its fullest potential, replacing guilt and regrets with freedom. Meanwhile, your kids will see how simple choices, like putting the cell phone down and going on a family hike, will make all the difference. Together you will stretch time and make it richer. Craft a family legacy in tune with God's heartbeat as you capture a new vision for your children and learn the best ways to spend your pennies.

Pennies for Elephants

Pennies for Elephants
Author: Lita Judge
Publisher: Hyperion
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-06-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781423113904

/DIVExtra, Extra! Three Trained Pachyderms for Sale! When Dorothy and her brother Henry learn that three beloved local circus elephants will soon be retiring, they are shocked and dismayed—but also inspired! The owner has agreed to sell the elephants to the children of Boston if they can raise the $6,000. They have two months. They'll have to contribute every penny they have, but they're determined to do it. Soon, more and more children are joining in, donating eveything they have to the cause. Fourteen cents from Roger from washing windows. Five cents from Jimmy from the tooth fairy. Even the local cinema makes a contribution—after the children decide to stop spending their money on movies. Eventually, kids from up and down the whole east coast are chipping in! In the end, it's the elephants themselves—Mollie, Waddy, and Tony—who are most grateful for the children's resolute and generous spirit. DIVFollowing the immense critical success of One Thousand Tracings, Lita Judge has written and illustrated an inspiring and heartwarming picture book, based on a true story of compassion and believing.

A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many?

A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many?
Author: Brian P. Cleary
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 146772629X

In this funny look at money, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable explain the basics of bills and coins. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical? series show young readers how to count and combine pennies, nickels, fives, tens, and more. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, and kid-friendly examples take the mystery out of money.

Picking up Pennies

Picking up Pennies
Author: J. D. Wellander
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1491739975

Lucie and Avalon have just finished school, and it's time for summer break. They are ready for three months of fun and adventure. Little do they know, danger is about to spoil their plans. In their small town (where everybody knows everybody), three crimes shock the neighborhood and set everyone on edge. First, there is a liquor store robbery, followed quickly by an act of arson. In both of these cases, the criminal is brought to justice. It's none other than Bob Harden, a known villain and misfit. When local boy Charlie goes missing, though, Bob is not so easy to blame. It might take some sleuthing to solve this one Never ones to back down from adventure, Lucie and Avalon decide to search for the missing boy. The clues are sparse, beyond an odd trail of pennies leading down to the local lake. Soon, the girls are in dangerous circumstances they never expected. Still, they press on, brave as ever, in search of Charlie as they struggle to save summer.

Picking Up Pennies

Picking Up Pennies
Author: Ann S. Danly
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412036453

Picking Up Pennies is for people who need guidance in managing money. In simple language, it offers advice on how to get more for your dollar; how to avoid stressful debt; how to build a sound financial future so you can enjoy economic freedom; how to grow pennies into nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars.

Penny from Heaven

Penny from Heaven
Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007-12-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375849262

Newbery Honor–winning, New York Times–bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues. School’s out for summer, and Penny and her cousin Frankie have big plans to eat lots of butter pecan ice cream, swim at the local pool, and cheer on their favorite baseball team—the Brooklyn Dodgers! But sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Penny’s mom doesn’t want her to swim because she’s afraid Penny will get polio. Frankie is constantly getting into trouble, and Penny feels caught between the two sides of her family. But even if the summer doesn’t exactly start as planned . . . things can work out in the most unexpected ways! Set just after World War II, this thought-provoking novel also highlights the prejudice Penny’s Italian American family must confront because people of Italian descent were “the enemy” not long ago. Inspired by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm’s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together. Includes an author’s note with photographs and background on World War II, internment camps, and 1950s America, as well as additional resources and websites. Booklist: “Holm impressively wraps pathos with comedy in this coming-of-age story, populated by a cast of vivid characters.”

Copper Pennies

Copper Pennies
Author: Carrie D. Miller
Publisher: FiveFold Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2019-07-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 194702406X

Magda stands in the moonlit cemetery waiting for the spell to work, for her lover to return. But what’s done can’t be undone, and Magda will learn she should have left him in the ground. When twins Avery and Chloe Parsons receive a cryptic letter and a sinister-looking book filled with illegible scrawls from their grandmother, the sisters set out for Prague to check on her. Drawn to a cracked crystal ball in a curiosity shop, Chloe discovers it harbors the spirit of their grandmother, who tells them a horrific tale of lust, naïveté, betrayal, and… demons. Armed with a book of dark magick they can’t read and a cracked crystal ball, the twins must stop Magda’s resurrected lover before he releases an unstoppable force that will consume the human world. Across continents and nearly a century, follow the adventures of three strong-willed women: one seduced by evil, one struggling to withstand the lure of power, and one trying to save her family—and the world.

June Sparrow and the Million-Dollar Penny

June Sparrow and the Million-Dollar Penny
Author: Rebecca Chace
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062465007

A charming, classic middle grade debut perfect for fans of Three Times Lucky and Because of Winn-Dixie with the most lovable pig since Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web. June Sparrow and her best friend—a miniature pig named Indigo Bunting—have always been just fine on their own. June is a wealthy orphan who’s lived in New York City her whole life. But on June’s twelfth birthday, she suddenly loses her fortune and is forced to move in with an aunt she’s never even met, in the tiny town of Red Bank, South Dakota, a place so small that it doesn’t even have a traffic light. Now June has to live on a farm with grouchy Aunt Bridget, who sees her best friend as potential bacon! Then one day, June finds a mysterious Penny Book that her mother used to keep. She is instantly intrigued by what her mother called the Big One, the rarest and most valuable of all pennies. Finding it could be June’s ticket back to New York and her old life. But the only guide June and Indigo have is a cryptic list her mom left behind. To decode the list and find the Big One, June and Indigo enlist the help of some new friends in Red Bank and turn the town upside down in their search. But the most surprising mystery of all may be what brought June to Red Bank in the first place—and what is most valuable to her in the end.