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Children's Literature"Why do people go to the bank?" This and many other questions can be answered in this book as a group of elementary students tour the Orion State Bank. One student even brings her own piggy bank to the bank to open a savings account. The bank manager takes the children on a tour, showing them how people obtain loans, open accounts, and cash checks. The tellers show the students different denominations of the bills they handle each day. One student writes in his notebook, writing detailed information about the tour he is taking. The students see a drive-in window in operation, complete with the whooshing of the vacuum tube. The role of computers in banking is discussed, and the students are allowed to see inside the huge bank vault. The illustrator has done a fine job, showing the students and the bank employees at work. A page in the back encourages children to learn how to balance a bankbook, helping them with addition and subtraction. Fun facts are included and additional information is given for web sites with www.facthound.com. This would be a good book to use in conjunction with a field trip to the bank. 2006, Picture Window Books, Ages 5 to 8.