What Is a Bank?

By Dana Meachen Rau

Book Overview

From piggy banks to saving accounts, there are countless places to save money. This book teaches young readers how a bank operates. Topics include how to open a savings account, how a savings account earns interest, and why banks make loans. Readers also learn how to use their very own bankbook, and are taken inside a bank's vault to see where people keep their valuable possessions.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433933926
• ISBN13: 9781433933929
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5