false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172501354m/181131.jpg 181131 12 Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar -- and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money!<P>He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear...<P>Readers of all ages will be delighted by this attractive new edition of Judith Viorst's beloved picture book. 880534 1978 Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday total:351|5:117|4:148|3:71|2:11|1:4| 351 1416 412 31 4 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 13:19:52 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:50:10 -0800 2009 Ray Cruz used black and white cross hatching to illustrate this story. The illustrations in this book are very similar to those of “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”, with slightly more detail to the eyes and more negative space...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 08 16:47:37 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 10:05:41 -0700 2007 * limited financial resources
* the benefits of controlling impulse
* the value of money

Beautiful in that it doesn't preach or tell, it demonstrates by example.

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