Wyatt's Laughing Lark and the Search for the Secret Map [Paperback]

Ms. Jennifer Reaves Bouani (Author), Ms Jennifer Shelley (Editor), Mr Christian Carannante (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 11, 2011

Wyatt, Tyler s funny friend, has caused quite a stir at the Nessibus Airport. Laughter roars from his airport comedy club where travelers, waiting for their planes to depart, get a chance to catch an exciting show. Like Tyler and Giselle before him, Wyatt plunges into a set of adventures that show him how expand his business. Soté, the Spirit of the Entrepreneurs, sends him on a wild log flume ride that, if navigated skillfully, could end with a chance to prove himself to the most influential venture capitalists in the city. Meanwhile, Tyler and Giselle explore the mysteries of Tyler s parents and the Golden Key for Giselle s movie and an eerie, green haze has settled over Nessibus. Nothing seems insurmountable, that is, until Ha-Ha Thieves start stealing laughter from the citizens and politicians arrive on the scene, giving the kids new business challenges to deal with taxes and laws! While the kids are buried in figuring out how to maneuver through the new taxes and laws, someone steals their beloved Golden Key right out from under them! Wyatt s Laughing Lark is a part of the Future Business Leaders SeriesTM, an adventure series designed to teach pre-teen kids business concepts and entrepreneurship. In the series, author Bouani interlinks the values of community and friendship with business. Business lessons covered in Wyatt s Laughing Lark are: Expansion/Growth of a Company Courting Investors Ethical Business Practices Strategy and Decision-Making Networking Government & Taxes Other books available in the Future Business Leaders SeriesTM are: 1. Tyler and His Solve-a-matic Machine 2. Tyler Passes the Golden Key

Editorial Reviews

Review

Bouani brilliantly takes a potentially dry subject as entrepreneurship and communicates its basic principles in a fun and entertaining way. As the founder of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and one of the leading experts on youth entrepreneurship education, I know how complicated this subject can be for children. Unlike many financial or business books written for children, this one approaches kids at their level with an engaging story and plenty of mystery & suspense. She actually gets kids excited about becoming entrepreneurs themselves, and that's an amazing accomplishment. In addition, it is a wonderful introduction to free-market capitalism. It should be a part of American school curricula and every family's library, because it sets the basic foundation that every kid needs to build a successful future. --Steve Mariotti Founder of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

Entrepreneurship is the backbone of our economy, yet entrepreneurship is not a subject kids are actively taught. That is what makes Bouani's series so important. She is teaching kids about an important concept and delivers valuable lessons in a fun and engaging way. The Future Business Leaders' Series prepares kids for the changing economy and gets them excited about entrepreneurship. --Natalie MacNeil, Founder of SheTakesOnTheWorld.com & Co-founder of GarageEntrepreneurs.com

About the Author

Jennifer Bouani is an advocate for young entrepreneurs and free-market trade. Bouani comes from a family of entrepreneurs. She started working in her dad's business at 12 years old. In 1995, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Auburn University with a degree in Computer Engineering. She has been a project manager, business analyst manager, a business communications professional, and a consultant. Jennifer has expertise in multiple industries: retail, insurance, automotive, telecommunications, consulting, publishing among others. Bouani is the author of the #1 Amazon Kindle Bestseller and Award Winning Book Tyler and His Solve-a-matic Machine and the Future Business Leaders' Series™. She mentors parents, educators, community leaders on how to empower and prepare kids for tomorrow's world by teaching them how to think creatively, explore products and services around them, set realistic goals, and overcome obstacles -- the keys to turning what they love to do into business ideas and realizing their dreams.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Bouje Publishing; 1 edition (August 11, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977926532
• ISBN-13: 978-0977926534
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,669,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)