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| Rock, Brock, And the Savings Shock | 
 enlarge | Author: Sheila Bair
Creator: Barry Gott
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 15027
Media: Library Binding
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 080757094X
EAN: 9780807570944
ASIN: 080757094X
Publication Date: March 30, 2006
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Product Description
Rock and Brock may be twins, but they are as different as two twins can be. One day, their grandpa offers them a plan-for ten straight weeks on Saturday he will give them each one dollar for doing their chores. But there is a catch! Each dollar they save, he will match. Rock is excited-there are all sorts of things he can buy for one dollar. So each week he spends his money on something different-a toy moose head, green hair goo, white peppermint wax fangs. But while Rock is spending his money, Brock is saving his. And each week when Rock gets just one dollar, Brock's savings get matched. By summer's end, Brock has five hundred and twelve dollars, while Rock has none. When Rock sees what his brother has saved, he realizes he has made a mistake. But Brock shows him that it is never too late to start saving.
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 Great Surprise! November 27, 2006
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought this as a baby shower gift for a friend whose boy baby name is Brock. I wasn't thinking too much of it from what I saw, but when I got it I was pleasantly surprised. It is a great rhyming tale of two twins, and how one saves while the other spends. Really cute! I especially liked how the last two pages give a comparison of how money compounds and gives advice to kids on how to save. As a parent and a teacher, I highly recommend this book to share with children to teach monetary values!
Rutgrs University Project on Economics and Children November 5, 2008
Twin brothers Rock and Brock had adopted very different lifestyle habits, with Rock favoring a healthy and disciplined approach, while Brock preferred junk food and less structure. However, when it came to money, Rock could not resist spending every dime that came his way on new toys and gizmos, while Brock had an uncanny ability to save. Both brothers learned an important lesson when their grandpa gave them a dollar and said that for the next ten weeks, he would double the total that each brother was able to save. While Rock squandered his money, Brock's money grew to a crateful of cash.
With its bright, humorous illustrations, this important book adds some fun to the business of saving money. The straightforward story line teaches younger children how money can grow through a savings plan, while the notes in the back offer more sophisticated explanations of banking and compound interest. The author, one of the most influential women in the world of finance, successfully translates some economic fundamentals into a story that children will appreciate and enjoy.
 Good teacher December 1, 2008
Great children's book about the consequences of squandering and saving. Read it to some 4th graders and they enjoyed it.
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