Dirt Cheap

Description

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!

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.

"Birdie's approachable, can-do attitude plays well off the narrator-knows-best tone to create some genuine comedy....Worth it, dirt and all." -Kirkus Reviews "A light, fun, and educational tale that would work wonderfully as a two-voice read-aloud." -School Library Journal "Pleasingly eccentric, [the protagonist's] can-do attitude makes for a nice message about the value of hard work."-The Bulletin