JUNIOR · AGES 6+
Business: Reading the Numbers
How a business keeps track of every dollar.
★ AN OMAHAINDIA ORIGINAL ★
A bakery sold lots of cakes — so why is there no money in the drawer? Meadow learns how a business keeps track of every dollar, and what the numbers are really saying.
WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?
🧁 A sale → 💵 money in → 💸 money out → 📒 the record → 🔎 the truth
The Library
25 books. Every number tells a story. · Books 1 and 2 are free.
Book 1
Free
Profit vs Cash
The Mystery of Missing Money
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Book 2
Free
The Balance Sheet
Where Did the Money Go?
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Book 3
Double Entry
Why Every Deal Has Two Sides
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Book 4
Three Statements
One Business, Three Windows
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Book 5
Revenue and Profit
Cents in Every Dollar
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Book 6
Receivables
The Customer Who Didn't Pay
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Book 7
Inventory
The Warehouse of Unsold Dreams
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Book 8
Depreciation
The Machine That Wears Out
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Book 9
Debt
How Borrowed Money Multiplies Risk
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Book 10
Cash Flow
Following Money Through Three Doors
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Book 11
Red Flags
When Numbers Look Too Good
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Book 12
Estimates
The Number That Needs a Guess
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Book 13
Impairment
When Stock Loses Its Value
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Book 14
Goodwill
The Price of a Good Name
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Book 15
Auditing
Who Checks the Accountant?
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Book 16
Bonuses
How Rewards Bend the Numbers
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Book 17
Earnings Management
Moving the Numbers Quietly
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Book 18
Enron
How Hidden Debt Fooled Everyone
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Book 19
WorldCom
How One Wrong Line Hid Losses
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Book 20
Satyam
How Missing Cash Broke Trust
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Book 21
Return on Capital
Doing More With Less
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Book 22
Capital Allocation
Where the Next Dollar Goes
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Book 23
Moats
What the Numbers Cannot Measure
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Book 24
Trust Test
Engineering Your Way to Truth
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Book 25
True Earnings
What Does a Business Really Earn?
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