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The history of money : from bartering to banking / Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura.
Author
Jenkins, Martin, 1959-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First U.S. edition.
Published/Created
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Description
53 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Special Collections - Cotsen Children's Library
153962 Eng 21
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Money
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History
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Illustrator
Kitamura, Satoshi
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Summary note
A lighthearted chronicle of the history of money covers topics ranging from currency forms and the relationship between money and writing to the way taxes work and the practices of modern banking systems.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (page 51) and index.
Target audience
Middle Grade.
Binding note
Publisher's color printed pictorial boards, matching dust jacket, coin illustrated peach endpapers.
Contents
Chapter one: In which nobody has any money
Chapter two: In which nobody has any money but people do have lots of stuff
Chapter three: In which we start counting the things that count
Chapter four: In which we discuss goat swapping
Chapter five: In which we get on to the hard stuff
Chapter six: In which we find out how expensive it is to bite a men's nose
Chapter seven: Which we think will be of interest
Chapter eight: In which we discover that money is the root of all writing
Chapter nine: In which we start coining it
Chapter ten: Which might be a little bit taxing
Chapter eleven: In which the Romas inflate
Chapter twelve: In which we discover the real cost of precious metals
Chapter thirteen: Which includes an interesting fact about gold
Chapter fourteen: In which coins go out (for awhile) and paper comes in
Chapter fifteen: In which we discover how easy it is for money to disappear
Chapter sixteen: In which we discover that even when money doesn't disappear, you sill can't pin it down
The price of everything and the value of nothing.
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ISBN
9780763667634 :
0763667633
LCCN
2013952840
OCLC
869527041
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