AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Judith Viorst/ Ray Cruz
PUBLISHER: Silver Burdett
PUBLICATION DATE: 1978
GENRE:
Fiction
READING
LEVEL: 2nd Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
Alexander doesn’t spend his money wisely buy buying things he doesn’t need,
swearing, kicking and making bets. All he’s left with is bus tokens while his
brothers are rich.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: There will be a “market” in the classroom.
Students will each receive a certain amount of money and students have to
purchase from the market and tell what they spent and how much they have
left.
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REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Andrea Joyner, Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: Family,
Fiction, Comedy
