Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
Written by Judith Viorst
Narrated by Johnny Heller
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About this audiobook
Judith Viorst
Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety.
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Reviews for Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This would be a cute book to help teach kids about money and saving. I kept expecting Alexander to mention saving for a trip to Australia! :)
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I use this book for a math lesson. I have my students take 6 dimes, 10 pennies, and 6 nickels. Then when Alexander gets a dollar I than make the student listen to the story and give me the money when Alexander spends it. It is great for money identification and the students actually have to listen to the story. I wrote the coin amounts in the back so that I can have the students already have the correct change. For more advanced students I would make students get change back from the dollar. Overall this is a classic story that even though a dollar doesn't go as far as it used to, it is easily spent and the meaning is still there.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is my favorite of the Alexander books. Alexander gets a dollar and thinks he's rich. He tells about all the things he's going to do with his money and then what he actually does with it.It is shows how far a dollar really goes.I think it is great for discussioning money.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary: This is about a boy who gets a dollar from his grandparents and spends it all in a week. He is determined to save his money but keeps finding more important things. He buys toys, loses money, loses bets and has to pay for bad behavior. It ends with Alexander learning it is important to spend wisely and of course wish for his grandparents to come back to visit.Personal Reaction: I really enjoy this book because we are teaching our daughter the value of money. It was a lot of fun to see how she already knew some of his decisions were bad ones, and how she would have done them differently. Classroom Extension Ideas: This could easily be used to start a lesson on money management. The amounts of money in the book are broken into pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. This would help with counting and money value. It also would be a great introduction to a cause and effect lesson. It shows his choices and the outcomes to every decision he makes.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Genre: Realistic fictionThis is a good example of realistic fiction because many kids have faced the dilemma of spending money to fast to keep track of it. This books is a great way to work with money with the class.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a funny book about a boy named Alexander who is always comparing what he has to what his brothers have. They have dollars and coins but all he has is bus tokens
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a really cute book about a young boy who always ends up having a bad situation. The boy is Alexander. He gets a dollar from his parents and is told to buy crazy things that he does not need, but in the end he realizes that a dollar does go along way. This teaches children that just because their money is gone look positive and see all of the things you got out of the experience.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved the use of humor in a kid friendly way. Also, I thought the story taught the value of saving money in an interesting and fun way.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just like the first Alexander book, this is a good example of a realistic fiction book, because Alexander is not a real person, and the story didn't actually happen, but it could. Kids may be able to relate with him as they read this book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Trying to teach your child about the value of money? Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday is the perfect icebreaker to start off that conversation...This is a story about a boy who cannot save his money. Whenever he has money he spends it. Will he ever learn his lesson? This book explains various different things that children could do with their money in a realistic way.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kids love getting money. Kids also like to spend their money. Alexander faces these problems in this book