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| Vendor / Publisher | Jonathan Bach (sole proprietor / independent publisher) |
| Product | Clarence Gets a Bargain — children’s financial literacy picture book |
| Orders & quotes | orders@clarencegetsabargain.com |
| General inquiries | questions@clarencegetsabargain.com |
| W-9 | Provided with any quote request — ask and it arrives with the paperwork |
| Purchase orders | Accepted |
| Payment terms | Net 30 |
| Title | Clarence Gets a Bargain |
| Author / Illustrator | Jonathan Bach |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-234-07638-0 |
| LCCN | 2026906164 |
| Format | Hardbound, case bound, full color |
| Trim size | 11 × 8.5″ (landscape) |
| Pages | 36 |
| Age range / grades | Ages 6–10 • Grades 1–5 |
| Reading level | Est. Lexile AD 620L • Est. Guided Reading L–N |
| List price | $19.99 per copy |
| Volume orders | 25+ copies: request a quote — orders@clarencegetsabargain.com |
| Standards alignment | Jump$tart National Standards, Common Core Math, Common Core ELA, CEE, FDIC Money Smart (5 frameworks) |
| Back matter | 21-term financial glossary with story page references |
| Support materials | Free: lesson plans, discussion guide, assessments, family activities, standards crosswalk — educator toolkit |
Copy this onto district letterhead, fill the brackets, sign it. The claims below are specific and verifiable against the book itself.
RE: Sole-Source Justification — Clarence Gets a Bargain (ISBN 979-8-234-07638-0)
[District/Organization] requests approval to purchase Clarence Gets a Bargain by Jonathan Bach as a sole-source acquisition for its elementary financial literacy program, on the following grounds:
1. Unique instructional scope. This title is, to our knowledge, the only narrative picture book for grades 1–5 that walks a child character through a complete consumer purchase — reading sale advertisements, comparison shopping, evaluating a clearance markdown, redeeming a percentage-off coupon, and paying sales tax at the register — within a single continuous story. Competing titles address earning or saving in isolation and do not depict the point-of-sale transaction.
2. Embedded reference apparatus. The book contains a 21-term financial glossary with page-level cross-references to the narrative, permitting direct standards-based instruction without supplemental purchase.
3. Standards alignment. The title and its publisher-provided curriculum materials align to the Jump$tart National Standards for Personal Financial Education, Common Core State Standards (Mathematics and ELA), Council for Economic Education standards, and FDIC Money Smart for Young People themes.
4. Single-vendor availability. The title is published and distributed solely by the author and is not available through general trade wholesalers; no competitive supplier exists for this ISBN.
Requested quantity: [___] copies at $19.99 list (volume pricing per attached quote). Vendor accepts purchase orders on Net 30 terms.
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