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Lawn Boy
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MSRP: $12.99
Your Price: $10.18
Savings: $ 2.81 ( 22% )
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Manufacturer: Wendy Lamb Books
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Additional Lawn Boy Information
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One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold.
If I'd known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting.
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What Customers Say About Lawn Boy:
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This book is a compelling reason why parents need to read their children's reading material before the children. This could have been a fantastic book, but unnecessary mentions of adultery and hiding the hiring of illegal immigrants ruined it.
My brother, who is in third grade, found it very confusing and because he didn't understand it, he thought it was very dull. I think this book is good for learning about the economy and starting your own buisness. I think it is the next level of Toothpaste Millionare, another book about a boy about the same age starting his own buisness. This books chapters all started with a real economic phrase. It talks about the stock market, bonuses, and spreading the wealth. Toothpaste Millionaire is good for grades 2 and up. I think that Lawn Boy is good for my age group but I found some concepts a little confusing.
This is a great book. I really enjoyed reading it. It's nice that a 12 year old starts his own business mowing lawns and learns about money and stocks. I love this book.
I have heard about this book when I was flipping through a magazine. It's a great book that a family once was broke, but got their money back in one summer.
My son received this book in his Easter basket. He was fan of Captain Underpants and the Wimpy Kid series, so I wanted something in that vein (with fewer illustrations). This book was just right for him.
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