Isabel's Car Wash
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The doll Isabel wants costs more than the money she has. She decides to start a car wash business to make money. But at the hardware store she learns that her supplies will cost five dollars! She thinks long and hard and comes up with a plan.Children's LiteratureWhen Isabel spies Nelly Longhair in a toy shop window, she determines to purchase the beautiful little doll with her own money. At the moment of decision, Isabel has only fifty cents, and Nelly costs Ruling out money-making projects that she is too small, too young, or too inexperienced to accomplish, Isabel settles on creating her own car wash; however, the young entrepreneur lacks the funds to purchase supplies to do the best job. Remembering a time when she borrowed from her friends for forgotten lunch money and paid them back with interest, Isabel sets out to sell her idea to five contacts. Although each child has a legitimate question, Isabel is ready with a satisfactory response, including, "There is a risk, but a car wash is a good idea, and I'll work very hard." Having convinced her business partners, Isabel purchases detergent and chamois cloths and, nails her sign to a tree. She is ready for business. (Encouraging parents watch from the picture window but allow Isabel her independence.) At the end of the day, success is achieved for Isabel and her "company." This vividly illustrated picture book serves as math incentive, good story, and business primer. An author's note references stock ownership in Amazon.com and simplifies investing for the young reader. Reviewer: Janice DeLong
