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What if one playground game could explain how the world works?

In Homeless Carol — Book 1: The Seesaw, Carol begins alone on an empty playground, sitting at the center of a perfectly balanced seesaw. As new friends arrive, the playground slowly transforms into a living lesson about supply and demand.

Each character reveals a new idea:

• Wanting something and understanding demand
• Waiting when supply is limited
• Why prices and perceived value can rise
• How scarcity makes things feel special
• Why overlooked things can become valuable later
• How supply grows to meet demand
• The importance of fair trades
• The courage to ask for what you want
• How balance is found, lost, and found again

The story turns economic concepts into memorable playground experiences that children can see, feel, and understand. It also includes practical activities, conversation prompts, observation games, challenge cards, and a simple journal page to help families continue learning beyond the story.

The Seesaw is where the Homeless Carol journey begins: one girl, one playground, one simple game, and a world of ideas waiting to be discovered.

What Readers Will Learn

• The meaning of supply and demand
• How scarcity affects value
• Why people wait, trade, build, and negotiate
• The difference between recognizing an opportunity and creating one
• Why fairness matters in every exchange
• How balance changes as people and circumstances change

Includes

• A complete chapter-based story
• Ten practical learning tools
• Family discussion prompts
• Real-world observation activities
• Carol’s Supply-and-Demand Play Pack
• Challenge cards
• A reusable journal activity
• A weekly family challenge

Recommended For

Children, parents, teachers, homeschool families, educators, youth programs, and readers interested in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence, and life skills.

Suggested Age Range

Ages 7–12, with guided discussion for younger readers and meaningful lessons for older readers and adults.