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Tyler & His Solve-a-matic Machine |
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In the magical city of Nessibus, Tyler, dreams of sailing around the world. Without a father and mother, he has no idea how he will ever make this dream come true. That is until the Great Spirit of the Entrepreneurs, calls him to invent a great machine to help him do his homework and create a business to make many of these machines for his friends. Rising to the challenge, Tyler befriends a hungry monkey, a chatty octopus, and a number-crunching polar bear to help him get his business running. But pirate parrots, loan sharks and united termites threaten his dream.
Tyler and His Solve-a-matic Machine captivates audiences through an exciting setting and colorful characters. It is set in the mystical city of Nessibus, a metropolis, whose streets radiate with the energy of commerce. The true adventure begins when Tyler arrives at a magical high rise building. Each floor in the magical building takes the reader to another
world where reality and imagination fuse.
Tyler encounters many adult figures in the magical building who are portrayed as animals with traits characterizing their professions—an octopus real-estate agent who's always on her cell phone, a monkey attorney who likes to be paid in bananas, and a polar bear CPA who knows his way through crunching numbers.
This story appeals to children because it arouses their senses as the characters perform adventurous tasks and solve challenging, play-on-word riddles. It appeals to parents because it celebrates entrepreneurialism, capitalism, and free-trade.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9779265-0-3
Publish Date: May 2006 |
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Jennifer Bouani and the Gift for Writing for Children, March 29, 2007 |
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By Grady Harp, Top 10 Amazon Reviewer: Every so often a new writer surfaces who along with the company of the likes of Roald Dahl, EB White, CS Lewis and others has the talent to speck to children about things adult in a manner that is not only informative and correct intelligently, but at the same time keeps in mind the importance of molding the realm of fantasy and tales that still focus the attention of all of us. Jennifer Bouani has the gift and in TYLER & HIS SOLVE-A-MATIC MACHINE she bows on stage as a skilled thinker and a consummate communicator. Billed as a part of a series for 'Future Business Leaders', this story is told through the palpably real ten year old orphan...
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Great read and a wonderful story, April 2, 2007 |
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By Michael J Woznicki, Top 100 Amazon Reviewer: What makes a great book? What is that, that will capture a child's attention and make him read a 120 page book in less than 2 hours? Reading a book about an orphan child making his dream come true would just about cover it. Watching the journey that Tyler takes in this book captured my son and had him not just reading the pages but also involved in the storyline from beginning to end. The story is interesting, fun, easy to follow and most of all exciting making it fun to read. The plot takes you from one adventure to another and is keeps you wanting more from beginning to end.
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I read this with my son and he was inspired by this book (so was I), June 25, 2006 |
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By K. Corn, Top 100 Amazon Reviewer: ...Unlike many financial or business books written for children, this one approaches kids from their level - with an engaging story, plenty of mystery and suspense and a thorough look at what it takes to go from budding entrepreneur to having a solid business plan.
I asked my son what he thought of the book when we finished it and he said, "I learned about what it takes to succeed in business and that you should be patient, do your research and stick with it. You can't give up easily and you have to know how to market what you make. "
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A great way to get young kids interested in business, September 9, 2008 |
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By Fae, 13-year old blogger: ...the best part of this book was that it teaches children about businesses and entrepeneurs. The author included many clever metaphors that explained real life things that an entrepreneur would have to know about. Copyrighting, for example, was personified by the “pirate parrots.” There are very real lessons to be learned from this book. I am looking forward to reading the next installment in this series!he best part of this book was that it teaches children about businesses and entrepeneurs. The author included many clever metaphors that explained real life things that an entrepreneur would have to know about. Copyrighting, for example, was personified by the “pirate parrots.” There are very real lessons to be learned from this book. I am looking forward to reading the next installment in this series!
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