January 25, 2025 7:58 pm
Published by priyahpi
I’m Dan, the man with the plan! That’s what everybody calls me. Mostly because I’m gonna be a millionaire, and I’ve got plans to do it. At least that’s what I thought until Pablo and his gang of knuckleheads sabotaged my lemonade stand. The next thing I knew, the Mayor was on my case and I had the whole city thinking I was a loser. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any crazier, the most amazing person in the world entered the picture. That’s when things really got nuts!
January 20, 2025 5:57 am
Published by priyahpi
Nobody has everything they need, all the time - so how can we make do with what we have? Economics is all about understanding the choices we make to solve this problem. With bright, infographics pictures, this informative book describes why markets are so important, how businesses work out what to sell, and how governments choose how to run a country.
January 21, 2025 6:50 am
Published by priyahpi
Harriet’s brothers are hoping to enter a local battle of the bands. Winning could get them on a reality TV show! But low funds have left them without even a working guitar. The Startup Squad jumps into action―and quickly pulls together a plan to sell T-shirts to raise money.
The girls have a lot of great ideas―until everything starts to go wrong. When all the problems start turning disappointed fans into an angry mob, the girls realize they have to get back into the groove before the band members―and the Startup Squad―break up for good!
January 27, 2025 8:14 am
Published by priyahpi
Hey, kids, want to become a millionaire? Or get a business off the ground? Or save up some money to buy a new bike? All it takes is understanding and putting into practice a few simple strategies and concepts about money:
Make it: Learn the ins and outs of scoring a first job, or even better, starting a business.
Save it: That’s right, millionaires are people who have a million dollars, not people who spend a million dollars.
Grow it: Invest and use the most powerful force in the financial universe––compound interest.
Next thing you know, you’re a bona fide financial whiz on the road to your first million. Now get going!
January 16, 2025 10:07 am
Published by priyahpi
Did you ever want something special as a child, but then your parents said "No - too expensive."
Your dreams were dashed.
Oh, Sebastian understands.
But he decides he won't take no for an answer once he learns he can make the money himself - even as a child.
When a scrappy little kidpreneur needs money for a skateboard, he's going to have to learn how to turn his neighbor’s no's into yeses if he wants to get rich selling rocks.
How will Sebastian convince his neighbors that what they really need is a rock?
January 20, 2025 11:47 am
Published by priyahpi
On Boxing day 2004, Rob, Paul, Mattie and Rosie Forkan tragically lost their parents in the Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. Aged from 8 to 17, they subsequently faced a harrowing and solitary 200km trek across the decimated country to get home to safety.
In the decade since the tsunami, Rob and Paul have created a multinational brand, Gandys Flip Flops, which was based in the front room of their rented flat and has been endorsed by entrepreneurs including Richard Branson, and set up Orphans for Orphans, a charitable organization that uses 10% of the profits to support children deprived of education, nutrition and medication.
January 27, 2025 9:42 am
Published by priyahpi
Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family.
When Naima's rash effort to help puts her family deeper in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day.
January 16, 2025 7:04 am
Published by priyahpi
Cordelia is little girl, who is being teased because she has red hair and is therefore unlike the other children in her village. The children sing a folksong that bears Cordelia's name, which only adds to the pain of the teasing. She runs away to find her fame and fortune (like the cat in the fairy tale) so no one will tease her anymore. On her way, she meets an old woman who also went seeking for her fame and fortune all over the world. Cordelia thinks the old woman may have the answer to her problem. But does she? And is running away the solution to the problem, anyway?
January 22, 2025 1:12 pm
Published by priyahpi
Sixth-grader Rufus Mayflower is betting that he can make a whole gallon of toothpaste for the same price as one tube from the store. There’s just one problem, he has to solve real-life mathematical equations first! With help from his good friend Kate Mackinstrey, can these two entrepreneurs keep up with the high demand for their popular product? Beloved children’s author Jean Merrill introduces readers to the ins and outs of a budding business, from costs to profits, in this exciting tale about perseverance, ingenuity, and underdogs.
January 27, 2025 9:07 am
Published by priyahpi
After inventing a bestselling excuse-generating app, twelve-year-old Benjamin "Benji" Franklin became the world's youngest and, well, only ZILLIONAIRE. Unlike other fat cats, this tiny tycoon uses his wealth for the greater good instead of selfish gain -- because it's not all about the Benjamin!
January 16, 2025 12:03 pm
Published by priyahpi
A lemonade stand in winter? Yes, that's exactly what Pauline and John-John intend to have. With a catchy refrain, plus simple math concepts throughout, here is a tale that's great for both storytime and classroom use.
October 8, 2024 6:40 pm
Published by priyahpi
Greg Kenton has two obsessions -- making money and his long-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw. So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his booming Chunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks, he's ready to declare war.
