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56 pp.
| Kids Can
| March, 2004
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TradeISBN 1-55337-389-8$$14.95
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PaperISBN 1-55337-390-1$$7.95
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4-6
Illustrated by
Stephen MacEachern.
Each spread begins with cartoony panels featuring the Money Cent$ Gang, three friends working on a school report about money while navigating the temptations of the material world. Facing pages consist of straightforward information about money, fun facts, tips, quizzes, and hypothetical dilemmas. The often-punning text strains too hard to be cool, but there's no denying that the book makes cents. Ind.