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ISBN:
9781524719968
Content:
" A young entrepreneur sets out to earn some money and discovers the value of a dollar (and of dirt)! Perfect for fans of Lemonade in Winter, The Most Magnificent Thing, and Rosie Revere, Engineer . Birdie doesn't know much about money. All she knows is that she wants a new soccer ball that costs $24.95. The fastest way to that $24.95 is going into sales, but what to sell? All her belongings? Not much of a market for those. Birdie needs something that she has in abundance and that everyone needs. So when she sees everyone in her neighborhood working on their yards, she realizes she's hit pay dirt. Literally! Soon Birdie is raking in the dough, with profits of all varieties: quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies, even dollar bills! Now she can buy that soccer ball, but does her business plan have any holes? An industrious tale about striking it rich! A terrific treatise for early financial literacy that subtly teaches about worth determination, pricing structures, coin values, marketing techniques, and the reward of hard work, all supported by a delightful story with a round-headed protagonist in amusingly huge, face-swallowing glasses and itty-bitty pigtails. Booklist Our heroine has a positive outlook and doesn't let things get her down. The book demonstrates how even a young child can be a great entrepreneur. A light, fun, and educational tale that would work wonderfully as a two-voice read-aloud. SLJ Hoffman's acrylic and color pencil illustrations are pleasingly eccentric. There's a stealthy math lesson here as Birdie counts her coins, and her can-do attitude makes for a nice message about the value of hard work. The Bulletin Hoffmann cleverly intertwines early math skills with messages of working toward goals and problem-solving. Worth it, dirt and all. Kirkus "
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Biographisches: "Mark Hoffmann is an editorial and children's book illustrator and fine artist. He is currently a professor at Montserrat College of Art in the illustration department. His previous books include You Can Read by Helaine Becker and Fruit Bowl , which he also wrote. He lives with his family outside of Boston. Visit him at studiohoffmann.com." Rezension(2): " Kirkus Reviews :Birdie's approachable, can-do attitude plays well off the narrator-knows-best tone to create some genuine comedy Worth it, dirt and all." Rezension(3): " School Library Journal : A light, fun, and ,ducational tale that would work wonderfully as a two-voice read-aloud." Rezension(4): " The Bulletin : Pleasingly eccentric , [the protagonist's] can-do attitude makes for a nice message about the value of hard work. " Rezension(5): "〈a href=http://www.kirkusreviews.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/kirkus_logo.png alt=Kirkus border=0 /〉〈/a〉: February 1, 2020 A kid entrepreneur sells dirt to finance a snazzy new soccer ball. An interactive narrator introduces and talks with Birdie, a youngster peering at a newspaper through oversized yellow spectacles. When the narrator asks what Birdie is looking at, the kid flips the paper around to show an ad for the XR1000 Super Extreme Soccer Ball. Short the $24.95 needed to purchase the beautiful ball, Birdie takes the narrator's recommendation that a yard sale may garner the necessary funds. The yard sale turns out to be a bad business model (low market demand) so Birdie brainstorms something else: a literal yard sale. Birdie starts selling dirt from the yard for 25 bucks a sack. Still no customers. When Birdie marks down the price to 25 cents--and starts advertising dirt cheap cheap dirt--the coins finally roll in. Birdie uses the hard-earned money to buy the soccer ball. But what use is the ball if there is no longer a lawn to play soccer on? Hoffmann cleverly intertwines early math skills with messages of working toward goals and problem-solving. Readers will learn alongside Birdie different ways to add up change. Birdie's approachable, can-do attitude plays well off the narrator-knows-best tone to create some genuine comedy. The gently absurd illustrations offer a lush suburban landscape, expressive scenes, and racially diverse neighbors,Birdie has pale skin and black pigtails. Worth it, dirt and all. (Picture book. 4-8) COPYRIGHT(2020) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. " Rezension(6): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: March 2, 2020 Every great businessperson starts out small. Hoffmann’s ( Fruit Bowl ) unseen interlocutor introduces readers to Birdie, a girl with huge yellow glasses who yearns for a XR1000 Super Extreme Soccer Ball that costs $24.95: “It’s so beautiful. I want it. I need it!” she tells the audience. “Well,” says the narrator, “soccer balls cost money. How much ya got?” The answer is zilch—until Birdie, noticing how she’s surrounded by yards and gardens, starts selling the dirt from her yard at 25¢" Rezension(7): "〈a href=http://www.slj.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/schoollibraryjournal_logo.png alt=School Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: March 1, 2020K-Gr 2- Birdie has her eye on an XR1000 Super Extreme soccer ball. But it costs $24.95, and she doesn't have the money. Fortunately, Birdie is a smart little girl and realizes she can make the money by going into sales. If only she could think of something she has that people need. Then she has a brilliant idea. She could sell dirt at a dirt cheap price: one bag for only 25 cents! It's not long after she purchases the ball that she realizes she has dug up her yard and doesn't have a place to kick it around. Once again, Birdie comes up with yet another creative idea. This is a clever and funny tale. The text is a dialogue between the narrator and Birdie, and the banter between the two is humorous and light. The illustrations are colorful and include oversize shapes and clean lines. Birdie is adorable with her large glasses, dirty overalls, yellow boots, and quick comebacks. Our heroine has a positive outlook and doesn't let things get her down. The book demonstrates how even a young child can be a great entrepreneur. Money math is incorporated into the story, which will help young children observe different ways to combine coins that will add up to 25 cents. VERDICT A light, fun, and educational tale that would work wonderfully as a two-voice read-aloud.- Barbara Spiri, Southborough Library, MACopyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. "
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