The Money We'll Save by Cole, Brock
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The Money We'll Save by Cole, Brock
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9780374350116
- Book Title
- Money We'll Save
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Item Length
- 10.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Cole, Brock, Yes
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life, Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, General, Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Animals / Birds, People & Places / United States / General
- Item Weight
- 15.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 40 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374350116
ISBN-13
9780374350116
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99625488
Product Key Features
Book Title
Money We'll Save
Number of Pages
40 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life, Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, General, Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Animals / Birds, People & Places / United States / General
Illustrator
Cole, Brock, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
10.5 in
Item Width
8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2010-037760
Reviews
" When Pa brings home a young turkey to fatten up for Christmas dinner, chaos follows in Cole's picture book tale about a penny-pinching family squeezed into a 19th century New York City tenement."-- Sacramento Bee "...all ends well in this humorous, wholesome story about tightened straits, with its not-too-vinegary perspective on how the other half celebrates." --NYTimes.com "This could easily be incorporated into a class history lesson or simply enjoyed as a unique and humorous holiday story." -- BCCB "Nothing is sumptuous for the 19th-century tenement-dwelling family at the heart of Brock Cole's endearing picture book 'The Money We'll Save' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 40 pages, $16.99)…With Mr. Cole's watercolor-filled wobbly line drawings, we see the family-and soon their neighbors-struggling to accommodate the growing bird. Not a penny is saved, of course, but in the end the bird offers enrichment of a charmingly different sort." -- Wall Street Journal "Cole's buoyant watercolors capture the busy chaos and warm homeyness of family life plus turkey in this folksy journey into a different time." -- Booklist "Cole's blithe illustrations, comfortably crowded with his amusing, expressive characters, set this entertaining holiday story in nineteenth-century New York City." -- Horn Book Magazine, starred review "…a holiday story as humorous as it is touching." -- Publishers Weekly "Cole's humorous illustrations bring to life the crowded conditions in a 19th-century New York tenement building; the characters are raggedy and poor, but full of spirit and good will." --School Library Journal "When Pa brings home a turkey poult to raise for Christmas dinner, hilarious complications ensue in this heartwarming family story set in 19th-century New York City." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, When Pa brings home a young turkey to fatten up for Christmas dinner, chaos follows in Cole's picture book tale about a penny-pinching family squeezed into a 19th century New York City tenement., ...all ends well in this humorous, wholesome story about tightened straits, with its not-too-vinegary perspective on how the other half celebrates., Nothing is sumptuous for the 19th-century tenement-dwelling family at the heart of Brock Cole's endearing picture book 'The Money We'll Save' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 40 pages, $16.99)...With Mr. Cole's watercolor-filled wobbly line drawings, we see the family--and soon their neighbors--struggling to accommodate the growing bird. Not a penny is saved, of course, but in the end the bird offers enrichment of a charmingly different sort., "...all ends well in this humorous, wholesome story about tightened straits, with its not-too-vinegary perspective on how the other half celebrates." --NYTimes.com "This could easily be incorporated into a class history lesson or simply enjoyed as a unique and humorous holiday story." -- BCCB "Nothing is sumptuous for the 19th-century tenement-dwelling family at the heart of Brock Cole's endearing picture book 'The Money We'll Save' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 40 pages, $16.99)…With Mr. Cole's watercolor-filled wobbly line drawings, we see the family-and soon their neighbors-struggling to accommodate the growing bird. Not a penny is saved, of course, but in the end the bird offers enrichment of a charmingly different sort." -- Wall Street Journal "Cole's buoyant watercolors capture the busy chaos and warm homeyness of family life plus turkey in this folksy journey into a different time." -- Booklist "Cole's blithe illustrations, comfortably crowded with his amusing, expressive characters, set this entertaining holiday story in nineteenth-century New York City." -- Horn Book Magazine, starred review "…a holiday story as humorous as it is touching." -- Publishers Weekly "Cole's humorous illustrations bring to life the crowded conditions in a 19th-century New York tenement building; the characters are raggedy and poor, but full of spirit and good will." --School Library Journal "When Pa brings home a turkey poult to raise for Christmas dinner, hilarious complications ensue in this heartwarming family story set in 19th-century New York City." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, "Cole's buoyant watercolors capture the busy chaos and warm homeyness of family life plus turkey in this folksy journey into a different time." -- Booklist "Cole's blithe illustrations, comfortably crowded with his amusing, expressive characters, set this entertaining holiday story in nineteenth-century New York City." -- Horn Book Magazine, starred review "…a holiday story as humorous as it is touching." -- Publishers Weekly "Cole's humorous illustrations bring to life the crowded conditions in a 19th-century New York tenement building; the characters are raggedy and poor, but full of spirit and good will." --School Library Journal "When Pa brings home a turkey poult to raise for Christmas dinner, hilarious complications ensue in this heartwarming family story set in 19th-century New York City." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, Cole's buoyant watercolors capture the busy chaos and warm homeyness of family life plus turkey in this folksy journey into a different time., Praise for Buttons "[A] brightly polished romp . . . Busy, hyperbolic pictures limn an appealing old-world setting. In his words and pictures, Cole treats the ridiculous characters with affection . . . inviting readers into the story to laugh right along with them." --Starred, Publishers Weekly Praise for Good Enough to Eat "Cole is a master at conveying the emotions of the characters, both animal and human. This engaging story and its resourceful heroine will appeal to many children." - Starred, School Library Journal, "Cole's humorous illustrations bring to life the crowded conditions in a 19th-century New York tenement building; the characters are raggedy and poor, but full of spirit and good will." --School Library Journal "When Pa brings home a turkey poult to raise for Christmas dinner, hilarious complications ensue in this heartwarming family story set in 19th-century New York City." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, When Pa brings home a young turkey to fatten up for Christmas dinner, chaos follows in Cole's picture book tale about a penny-pinching family squeezed into a 19th century New York City tenement., Cole's humorous illustrations bring to life the crowded conditions in a 19th-century New York tenement building; the characters are raggedy and poor, but full of spirit and good will., "Cole's blithe illustrations, comfortably crowded with his amusing, expressive characters, set this entertaining holiday story in nineteenth-century New York City." -- Horn Book Magazine, starred review "…a holiday story as humorous as it is touching." -- Publishers Weekly "Cole's humorous illustrations bring to life the crowded conditions in a 19th-century New York tenement building; the characters are raggedy and poor, but full of spirit and good will." --School Library Journal "When Pa brings home a turkey poult to raise for Christmas dinner, hilarious complications ensue in this heartwarming family story set in 19th-century New York City." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, "When Pa brings home a young turkey to fatten up for Christmas dinner, chaos follows in Cole's picture book tale about a penny-pinching family squeezed into a 19th century New York City tenement." -- Sacramento Bee "...all ends well in this humorous, wholesome story about tightened straits, with its not-too-vinegary perspective on how the other half celebrates." -- NYTimes.com "This could easily be incorporated into a class history lesson or simply enjoyed as a unique and humorous holiday story." -- BCCB "Nothing is sumptuous for the 19th-century tenement-dwelling family at the heart of Brock Cole's endearing picture book 'The Money We'll Save' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 40 pages, $16.99)...With Mr. Cole's watercolor-filled wobbly line drawings, we see the family--and soon their neighbors--struggling to accommodate the growing bird. Not a penny is saved, of course, but in the end the bird offers enrichment of a charmingly different sort." -- Wall Street Journal "Cole's buoyant watercolors capture the busy chaos and warm homeyness of family life plus turkey in this folksy journey into a different time." -- Booklist "Cole's blithe illustrations, comfortably crowded with his amusing, expressive characters, set this entertaining holiday story in nineteenth-century New York City." -- Horn Book Magazine, starred review "...a holiday story as humorous as it is touching." -- Publishers Weekly "Cole's humorous illustrations bring to life the crowded conditions in a 19th-century New York tenement building; the characters are raggedy and poor, but full of spirit and good will." -- School Library Journal "When Pa brings home a turkey poult to raise for Christmas dinner, hilarious complications ensue in this heartwarming family story set in 19th-century New York City." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, When Pa brings home a turkey poult to raise for Christmas dinner, hilarious complications ensue in this heartwarming family story set in 19th-century New York City., This could easily be incorporated into a class history lesson or simply enjoyed as a unique and humorous holiday story., Cole's blithe illustrations, comfortably crowded with his amusing, expressive characters, set this entertaining holiday story in nineteenth-century New York City.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Preschool
Dewey Decimal
[E]
Grade To
Third Grade
Synopsis
One of Horn Book 's Best Picture Books of 2011 When Pa brings a turkey poult home to fatten for Christmas dinner, he assures Ma that it will be no trouble since it can live in a box by the stove and eat table scraps--and just think of the money we'll save But it's not quite so simple to raise a turkey in a tiny flat in a nineteenth-century New York City tenement. Can Pa and the children manage the willful and growing Alfred and keep the neighbors happy until Christmas? Pa finds a solution for every difficulty--until he encounters one that threatens to ruin Christmas completely. How the family joins together to solve this last difficulty makes for a very funny and satisfying holiday story., One of Horn Book 's Best Picture Books of 2011 When Pa brings a turkey poult home to fatten for Christmas dinner, he assures Ma that it will be no trouble since it can live in a box by the stove and eat table scraps--and just think of the money we'll save! But it's not quite so simple to raise a turkey in a tiny flat in a nineteenth-century New York City tenement. Can Pa and the children manage the willful and growing Alfred and keep the neighbors happy until Christmas? Pa finds a solution for every difficulty--until he encounters one that threatens to ruin Christmas completely. How the family joins together to solve this last difficulty makes for a very funny and satisfying holiday story.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.C67342Mon 2011
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- r***7 (828)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFantastic Seller. Fast delivery and Expertly packed to ensure the item is safe. Great Communication when asking a question and always polite and to the point. Item received is exactly what was described. Fair price charged and cost was not over the top. So very, very pleased with this Seller I will rate them No.1 and made the experience of buying on EBay a VERY HAPPY one. Thank you so much.Motocross (Action Sports) by (#126762130007)
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- r***7 (828)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFantastic Seller. Fast delivery and Expertly packed to ensure the item is safe. Great Communication when asking a question and always polite and to the point. Item received is exactly what was described. Fair price charged and cost was not over the top. So very, very pleased with this Seller I will rate them No.1 and made the experience of buying on EBay a VERY HAPPY one. Thank you so much.Motocross (Action Sports) by (#126762130007)
- c***u (4291)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSELLER SHIPS SAFE AND FAST. RECEIVED BOOK DOUBLE WRAPPED SAFE PROTECTED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED QUICKLY IN PUERTO RICO. THE BEST TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES. SELLER IS AN OUTSTANDING WORLD WIDE FIVE STARS EBAYER WITH GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE E-MAILS COMMUNICATION. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, SUPPORT EBAYER’S STORE TODAY. GREAT SELLER 100% HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL THE WAY !
- c***c (489)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook was as described (condition - very good) and received in a timely manner. Happy with the price/deal! Seller provided good communications and tracking number. Packaging could have been better; 3 hardback books shipped in plastic bag mailer that arrived with a good-sized tear in it. Thankfully none of the books were damaged or lost. Will certainly consider future purchases from this seller!The Enemy Within by Bond, Larry, Larkin, Patrick (#306128993957)