The history of money : from bartering to banking by Jenkins, Martin

The history of money : from bartering to banking
by Jenkins, Martin; illustrated by Kitamura, Satoshi

(#0918AP5)

Hardcover Candlewick Press, 2014

Price: USD 16.49

Description: 53 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm
Dewey: 332.4; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 6.3

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Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 51) and index. Text and illustrations look at the history of money from the Stone Age through the twenty-first century.

From the Publisher
With clarity and humor, Martin Jenkins and Satoshi Kitamura take readers on a fascinating tour of the history of money.

What can take the form of a stone with a hole in the middle, a string of shells, a piece of paper, or a plastic card? The answer is money, of course. But when did we start using it? And why? What does money have to do with writing? And how do taxes and interest work? From the Stone Age to modern banking, this lighthearted and engaging account traces the history of the stuff that makes the world go round.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press
  • Publication Date: August 5, 2014
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Dewey: 332.4
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 53 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Tracings: Kitamura, Satoshi, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7636-6763-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-6763-4
  • LCCN: 2013-952840
  • Follett Number: 0918AP5
  • Reading Level: 6.3
  • Audience: Upper Elementary