The Shiny Penny (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692872949)

Author Mark L. Barry brings his lovable Shiny Penny character to life in this entertaining counting book. Mark is hopeful that The Shiny Penny will encourage young children to value and respect all forms of money, including the penny. Too often, pennies are seen discarded on the sidewalk, instead of being saved, invested or spent wisely, gifted, or donated. This is unfortunate, as pennies play an important role throughout the world. Just think of all the charitable organizations - and associated lives - that benefit from donated pennies! So, let's keep our pennies off the sidewalk...and let's always be on the lookout for opportunities to put our shiny pennies to work! A graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Business, Mark earned a MA in Economics from Trinity College.