Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented

Boldness, imagination, and ruthless competition combine in Tanya Lee Stone and Steven Salerno's Pass Go and Collect $200, a riveting picture book history of Monopoly, one of the world's most famous games.

In the late 1800s lived Lizzie Magie, a clever and charismatic woman with a strong sense of justice. Waves of urban migration drew Lizzie's attention to rising financial inequality. One day she had an idea: create a game that shows the unfairness of the landlord-tenant relationship. But game players seemed to have the most fun pretending to be wealthy landowners. Enter Charles Darrow, a marketer and salesman with a vision for transforming Lizzie's game into an exciting staple of American family entertainment. Features back matter that includes Monopoly Math word problems and equations. Excellent STEM connections and resources.

This title has Common Core connections.

Christy Ottaviano Books

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 07/17/2018
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.31h x 9.50w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781627791687
Age: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 196864 / Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/14/2018
School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 102
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2018 pg. 113
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2018
Booklist 06/01/2018 pg. 64
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2018 pg. 113
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Stone, Tanya Lee: - Tanya Lee Stone has written several books for young readers, including the young adult novel A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl. She lives with her family in Vermont.Salerno, Steven: - Steven Salerno has illustrated more than twenty picture books, including Brothers At Bat, which made the New York Times Book Review's list of notable picture books for 2012, BOOM!, and Coco the Carrot. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, he lives in New York City.