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Title:
The toothpaste millionaire
Summary:
Sixth-grader Rufus Mayflower doesn't set out to become a millionaire. He just wants to save on toothpaste. Betting he can make a gallon of his own for the same price as one tube from the store, Rufus develops a step-by-step production plan with help from his good friend Kate MacKinstrey. By the time he reaches the eighth grade, Rufus makes more than a gallon -- he makes a million! This fun, breezy story set in 1960s Cleveland, Ohio contains many real-life mathematical problems which the characters must solve to succeed in their budding business. -- Amazon.com.
General Note:
"35th Anniversary"--Page [4] of jacket.

Includes an exclusive interview with the author and a reader's guide.
Physical Description:
129 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 5 3.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 3.0 195.
Author(s):
Publisher:
Prepared by the Bank Street College of Education, Houghton Mifflin Company,
Publication Date:
2006
ISBN:
9780618759248

9780618759255

9781415695135

9781417783625
Publication Information:
Boston : Prepared by the Bank Street College of Education, Houghton Mifflin Company, [2006]

©2006
Award Note:
Sequoyah Award, 1977

Dorothy Canfield Memorial Children's Book Award
Call Number:
J MERRILL
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