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Placing Americans' obsession with money into context and exposing the origins of the upper class

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J.P. And The Giant Octopus Children's How Things Work Books giving moms and dads (newJP's dad decides the car needs a wash. But to JP, the carwash is scary, especially when it starts to look like a giant octopus! But JP soon realizes that the octopus is friendly and that he can be brave. With an innocent yet fun plotline, young readers will quickly learn how to cope with their own fears just like JP.