My Rows and Piles of Coins. By Tolowa M. Mollel. Illus. by E.B. Lewis. 1999. 32 p. Clarion Books, $16.99 (0395751861)
Pre-school-Gr. 3 In this beautiful book Saruni and his family are poor and live in a small African village. Saruni is saving up his coins to purchase a bicycle so that he can help his family. When he brings his coins to the bike seller that man ridicules him. Suruni’s father saves the day and the the little boy decides to continue to save his money to buy a cart to help the family. The reader is able to watch the coins pile up. This book talks about saving and human resources.
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