The Toothpaste Millionaire
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 4, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- A lively story where friendship, practical math, and a budding business make an engaging combination.
- Themes
- Entrepreneurship and business, Perseverance and ingenuity, Underdogs
- Genres
- Jobs & Careers, Money, Math Stories
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* Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award * In this award-winning story, two classmates set out to create affordable toothpaste and become accidental millionaires! 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!
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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.
Big Ideas, Small Budget
A lively story where friendship, practical math, and a budding business make an engaging combination.
Come here for
- A clever take on costs, profits, and affordable toothpaste
- Two classmates turning ingenuity into an unexpected business
Expect
- Real-life equations woven into an entertaining story
- A spirited tale of perseverance and underdogs
Where it sits
| Jobs & Careers | 60% |
|---|---|
| Money | 53% |
| Math Stories | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- Jobs & Careers
- US: African American Stories
- U.S. History
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- Stories Set in the Middle East
- Friendship
- Prejudice & Racism
- Values & Virtues
- Authors
- Jean Merrill
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 4, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Entrepreneurship and business · Perseverance and ingenuity · Underdogs
- Reading lane
- US Biographies