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- Rich Dad's Escape from the Rat Race:
How to Become a Rich Kid by Following Rich Dad's Advice
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- Authors: Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter with Rantz Hoseley (Illustrator)
- Reviewer: Carolyn Howard-Johnson
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
- Format: Children, Fiction, Paperback, 64 Pages, 2005, $9.99
- ISBN: 0316000477
- Rating: * * * * Quills
- www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0316000477/scriquil
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- With all the hullabaloo over graphic novels, the idea of a comic book for kids has been relegated to the equivalent of "no news at all." Rich Dad's Escape from the Rat Race is about to change that. How can it not? Here is a revival of comic book kitsch put to good, solid (but still entertaining) use.
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- Robert T. Kiyosaki has written a New York Times Bestseller before. With that kind of fanfare, this one is sure to follow. With Sharon L. Lechter, he presents the kind of financial wisdom that goes way beyond, "Take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves" that most of us were raised on. He introduces terms that some children never hear until they take their first economics class and shows — pictorially, of course — how a youngster can put the concepts they represent immediately to work. For good measure, he also throws in a couple of subtle lessons on values and ethics.
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- The story is illustrated in two different styles. I prefer the one that looks vaguely like a Tim Allen movie — artistic washes and subtle tones. I wasn't as taken with the brightly colored character segments. They were a little too Ninja Turtleish for me. But, I am sure, kids will love them and more importantly — for the parents, at least — the kids are sure to absorb some sound ideas about ensuring their own financial futures.
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- This book is one of a series of books that teaches children about money, including Cashflow for Kids; Cashflow 101 and Rich Dad, Poor Dad for Teens.
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