| Lawn Boy Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553494651 ISBN-13: 9780553494655 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: When a 12-year-old boy revs up his grandparents' old riding lawnmower, he quickly learns about the beauty of capitalism, in this latest novel by the acclaimed author of "The Legend of Bass Reeves" and "The Time Hackers." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Series: Lawn Boy |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.15 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 115808 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |