num_pages: 128
description: 
  Tyler and His Solve-a-matic Machine
 is about an orphaned boy named Tyler who invents a machine to help him do his homework faster and creates a business to manufacture this machine. He must endure many tests set out for him by the Great Spirit of the Entrepreneurs, Soté, before he can officially become a successful business owner and realize his dream of sailing around the world. These tests are symbolic of obstacles encountered by adult entrepreneurs in the real world.It is set in the mystical city of Nessibus, a metropolis, whose streets radiate with the energy of commerce. The true adventure begins when Tyler arrives at a magical high rise building. Each floor in the magical building takes the reader to another world where reality and imagination fuse. Tyler encounters many adult figures in the magical building who are portrayed as animals with traits characterizing their professions—an octopus real-estate agent who’s always on her cell phone, a monkey attorney who likes to be paid in bananas, and a polar bear CPA who knows his way through crunching numbers, to name a few. Tyler’s peers are other children of Nessibus with various skills and talents who each tell their own story of becoming entrepreneurs in separate books. These stories make up the Future Business Leaders’ Series. The plots of the various books interweave as the characters become suppliers, customers, and referrals for one another, emphasizing the power of networking and its influence over one’s business success.Winner in the 2007 Excellent Books Category from the Prestigious iParenting Media.
language: English
title: Tyler & His Solve-a-Matic Machine
titlecomplete: Tyler & His Solve-a-Matic Machine
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Bouje Publishing, LLC