{"id":5764067911,"title":"The Big Buck Adventure","handle":"the-big-buck-adventure","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/shelley-gill\" title=\"Shelley Gill bio\"\u003eShelley Gill\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/deborah-tobola\" title=\"Deborah Tobola\"\u003eDeborah Tobola\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne little girl and one very big dollar set out on a great adventure at the store.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, what seems like a pleasant afternoon of shopping soon turns perplexing as the challenge of her buying options becomes overwhelming. 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She would write and organize neighborhood plays and performances, carnivals, treasure hunts, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/deborah-tobola\" title=\"Deborah Tobola\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Deborah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Lin, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin grew up in Upstate New York with her parents and two sisters. While the other sisters became scientists, Grace became an artist. Surprisingly enough, being an artist was not Grace's first choice. She first dreamed of being a champion ice skater, and drew many pictures of herself twirling and dancing on the ice. Unfortunately, Grace had neither the talent nor coordination to make it to skating stardom. 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Shelley is the author of several children's books, including \u003cem\u003eAlaska\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHawai'i\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSitka Rose\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/shelley-gill\" title=\"Shelley Gill bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Shelley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Tobola, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeborah was born in San Luis Obispo, California where she spent much of her childhood engrossed in books. Before she learned to read, Deborah would memorize the stories read to her. She began writing when she was very young, penning her first poem at the age of five. Deborah always knew she would be a writer. She would write and organize neighborhood plays and performances, carnivals, treasure hunts, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/deborah-tobola\" title=\"Deborah Tobola\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Deborah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Lin, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin grew up in Upstate New York with her parents and two sisters. While the other sisters became scientists, Grace became an artist. Surprisingly enough, being an artist was not Grace's first choice. She first dreamed of being a champion ice skater, and drew many pictures of herself twirling and dancing on the ice. Unfortunately, Grace had neither the talent nor coordination to make it to skating stardom. However, the pictures she drew of herself held much promise and quickly became Grace's career focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIRA\/CBC Children's Choices, 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/big-buck-adventure-cvr.jpg?v=1458839585\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/big-buck-adventure-hires.zip?17670595845755123935\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0-88106-295-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-324-0 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 6-9\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e 8 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]"}

The Big Buck Adventure

By: Shelley Gill and Deborah Tobola / Illustrated by: Grace Lin

One little girl and one very big dollar set out on a great adventure at the store.

However, what seems like a pleasant afternoon of shopping soon turns perplexing as the challenge of her buying options becomes overwhelming. She doesn't know what to do. There are so many choices, but she only has one buck. A fun and perfect example of how we use math in our daily lives.

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Shelley Gill, author

Author, adventurer, whale detective, pony wrangler, dog musher and all around fun hog, Shelley Gill lives her books! Shelley is the author of several children's books, including Alaska, Hawai'i, and Sitka Rose.

Read more about Shelley.


Deborah Tobola, author

Deborah was born in San Luis Obispo, California where she spent much of her childhood engrossed in books. Before she learned to read, Deborah would memorize the stories read to her. She began writing when she was very young, penning her first poem at the age of five. Deborah always knew she would be a writer. She would write and organize neighborhood plays and performances, carnivals, treasure hunts, and more!

Read more about Deborah.


Grace Lin, illustrator

Grace Lin grew up in Upstate New York with her parents and two sisters. While the other sisters became scientists, Grace became an artist. Surprisingly enough, being an artist was not Grace's first choice. She first dreamed of being a champion ice skater, and drew many pictures of herself twirling and dancing on the ice. Unfortunately, Grace had neither the talent nor coordination to make it to skating stardom. However, the pictures she drew of herself held much promise and quickly became Grace's career focus.

Read more about Grace.

  • IRA/CBC Children's Choices, 2001

Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-88106-295-3

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-60734-324-0 PDF

Ages: 6-9
Page count: 32
1/2 x 11