01242    a2200217   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100001800057245001300075260000800088300004600096362000900142490003400151520070100185650001200886650001600898650002100914650002500935650003900960650002500999126646  a9780545178044  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aPaulsen, Gary10aLawn boy  aUSA  a88 p.c5 x 0.23 x 7.56 inches (paperback)0 a20090 aTales to Tickle the Funnybone  aOne day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold.
If I'd known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting. 4aEconomy 4aInvestments 4aJobs and Carrers 4aJuvenile Literature  4aMoney-making projects for children 4aBusiness enterprises