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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1978 · Est. 8 min read-aloud
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
Part of the Alexander series
Alexander's dollar vanishes as he learns the true value of money management.
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32 pages· 931 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Alexander thought he was rich when his grandparents gave him a dollar. Dreams of walkie-talkies and endless gum filled his mind. But as the week unfolds, his money mysteriously dwindles, leaving him with only bus tokens. From bets with his brothers to unexpected expenses, Alexander's journey reveals the challenges of managing money. Can he learn to save before it's too late? Discover how quickly fortunes can change and what it truly means to be 'rich' in this charming tale of childhood lessons and financial misadventures.
From the publisher
Anthony has two dollars and three quarters and one dime and seven nickels and eighteen pennies. Nicholas has one dollar and two quarters and five dimes and five nickels and thirteen pennies. Alexander has… bus tokens. And even when he’s rich, pretty soon all he has is bus tokens. He was rich. Last Sunday. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Louie came and gave Anthony and Nicholas and Alexander each a dollar. Alexander was saving his. Maybe for a walkie-talkie. And then there was bubble gum, some bets with Anthony and Nicholas (that Alexander lost), a snake rental, a garage sale, and all kinds of other things to spend money on. And now all he has is bus tokens. When he used to be rich last Sunday.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 931
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD570L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.4
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 7301
Publication
- Published
- August 30, 1987
- First published
- February 1, 1978
- Publisher
- SILVER BURDETT
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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