Prakash L. Dheeriya (Ph.D.), Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. :: a professor of finance at California State University at Dominguez Hills, has published 20 children’s books in a series called “Finance for Kidz” (Fintelligence Publishing). The books, which cover basic financial concepts such as wants and needs, goods and services, scarcity and value, budgeting and money management, are for children as young as 5.