Autographed Books
I.M. Lerner has written Two Mystery, Economic & Adventure Books for Kids!
- Item Number
- 165
- Estimated Value
- 25 USD
- Sold
- 20 USD to fredmonte
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
I.M. Lerner has written Two Economic, Adventure, Mystery Series Books for Kids that continue to receive rave reviews!!
Author will personally autograph and mail to winning bidder!!
Milton Friedman for kids? Absolutely! An economic adventure book series for kids (6-12) that enlightens, entertains, informs & inspires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0urh2PfDZY Interview on you tube!
A mystery and adventure series that teaches treasured values: personal responsibility, individual liberty, and economic freedom. Written for kids age 6-12 (elementary and middle school).
Readers say it best!
From a 3rd Grader in Arizona:
“In this book, kids decipher codes, open walls and make speeches that protect our rights. You never know what's going to happen in this strange story. If you like mysteries then this is the book for you. I'm a 9-year-old kid.”
From a 6th Grader in Virginia:
“I brought it in to school and there was a long line of kids at my desk. It was fun. And my friends’ parents keep asking my mom and dad where they bought it. P.S. – I want my copy back!”
More, Please! (From a Mom in Portland, Oregon):
“Intriguing and well-told story, with a clever mystery the characters must solve. Excellent introduction to a famous economist's ideas with practical philosophical applications. Nicely done, ladies! Can't wait for volume 2.”
Please keep them coming (From a Dad in Texas):
“I just wanted to say thank you for creating these books. My 2nd grade daughter and I are halfway through book 1, and she can't wait to read it every night. Almost every chapter presents opportunities to stop and talk with her about those moral issues that are hard to communicate in a way they understand. So again, thank you, and please keep them coming.”
My daughter loved it (From a Dad in Georgia)
“My first grader just finished The Secret Under the Staircase and loved it. Even better, she got it. Please keep the books coming!”
Preserving Freedom (From a Grandma in Florida):
“Just finished reading this book. First in a series. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Used my pencil to underline vocabulary words. Many teachable moments. Excited to share with grandchildren. Can't wait for the second book. Has encouraged me to read more....and to pass info on. This is what we need to teach our children to preserve what we love, our freedom. Highly recommend book for schools and libraries.”
Adventure, Mystery and Economics for Children (From a Grandpa in New York):
“This is the first book in a series to introduce children to economics. Filled with secret codes and secret passages, the adventure follows three children as they race to save their neighborhood schools. Along the way, they receive help from some adults and are introduced to the Declaration of Independence and the ideas of Milton Friedman. The book is very easy to read, the adventure moves right along. The emphasis is on the mystery while a subtext deals with Friedman's basic economic concepts at a level that children will understand. It is definitely a book I will read to my grandchildren.”
"After spending the summer discovering the Under the Staircase Society, Nate, Maya, and Maggie are finally back at school. But while Nate would be happy puttering in his workshop and tinkering with his 3D printer, he can’t stand by as their beloved Apprenticeship Program comes under attack. The discov
ery of The Road to Serfdom sparks a chain of events they could never have expected. From Cipher Wheels to Cicero, secret desks to hidden passages, the kids must solve the new mystery...before it’s too late!"
Psst! Parents and Teachers: The second book in the series introduces a variety of Friedrich Hayek’s economic concepts—individualism and collectivism, the knowledge problem, the fatal conceit, and other topics—using examples from kids’ day-to-day lives in school, with friends, and in familiar situations. Explore Under the Staircase at underthestaircase.com.
About the Authors:
I.M. Lerner is a wife, mother, and small business owner with a background in marketing and IT. She loves to read econ books and articles for fun (yes, she is an econ geek), enjoys research, and is fascinated by what makes people tick. She is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and cherishes family above all else. She is a naturalized citizen who knows how absolutely exceptional this great nation really is. And she's writing these books so that our kids have a fighting chance. You can visit her at underthestaircase.com.
Catherine L. Osornio has written fiction and nonfiction stories and articles for magazines, newsletters, and an early readers' program. Her first picture book, The Declaration of Independence from A to Z, was released in 2010. Catherine lives in Southern California with her husband and four children. You can visit her at www.catherineosornio.com.
Item Special Note
In I.M. Lerner's words: "One sunny September morning, many (many) years ago, I walked cautiously into a classroom and slid into an empty seat. I was a junior in high school and I had just signed up for an Econ 101 class. When I left the classroom that day, I was a completely different person. It took a few more classes for me to realize what had happened. And it was really quite simple. The blindfold had been removed and a whole new world opened up.
Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Thomas Sowell, Adam Smith, Ayn Rand, Walter Williams…I read anything and everything I could get my hands on from these and many other writers. And I found myself questioning, for the first time, what I had been spoon-fed during my years in school. I went back to my economics base often during my college years, as a counterweight to what was being advanced (no longer spoon-fed, now shoveled) within the college environment. It was my bulwark.
I started thinking about “crazy” ideas and values like personal responsibility, free enterprise, self-sufficiency, self-determination, individual rights, entrepreneurship, freedom and liberty…well, you get the idea.
As the mother of two young kids, I originally planned to recommend these (and other) great economists to my kids during their teenage years. And yes, that idea was probably doomed to failure. Not only because most teenage kids pretty much run away from anything parents would recommend. No, the reality is that by playing defense until their teenage years, we’re essentially relinquishing the field. We’re abdicating our responsibility to help shape our kids’ values by always staying two steps behind, as these values (and basic common sense) are drilled out of our kids.
It’s time to stop playing defense.
So where to begin?
A book. And more specifically: a book series. An economic adventure series that fosters the values we care so deeply about. Created specifically for our kids, at an age where they soak up everything around them. Incorporating mystery and adventure to engage our young readers, and using examples from our kids’ day-to-day lives – in school, with friends, and in familiar situations – so that they can be armed with logic and a healthy dose of critical thinking skills."
Book 2 -- twice the mystery, November 13, 2014
This book adds kid characters and bad guys, and features much discussion of the proper role of elected representatives. Who gets to limit choices? Free people deciding freely, or government?
Great incorporation of a cipher wheel and economic concepts -- can't wait for Book 3.
My 9-year-old loved book one, and he beat me to Book 2 by almost a whole week. This is a worthwhile series of books.
Under the Staircase Books
A mystery and adventure series that teaches treasured values: personal responsibility, individual liberty, and economic freedom. Written for kids age 6-12 (elementary and middle school).
For more information, please contact read@underthestaircase.com
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