The invention of money / Nicolas Brasch.
Material type:
TextSeries: Discovery education. Discoveries and inventionsPublication details: New York : PowerKids Press, 2014.Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1477713336 (lib. bdg.)
- 1477715088 (pbk.)
- 9781477713334 (library binding)
- 9781477715086 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 332.49 B823 | Available | 33111007505569 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
People in Asia Minor developed the first coin-based currency, but long before that humans would exchange precious objects for the things necessary for their daily life. Currency is a fact of human life, and this book explores its genesis, beginning with those early coins and precious objects and tracing their legacy to the banknotes and fraud-detecting devices of the twenty-first century. Photographs and illustrations explore the remarkable diversity and detail of contemporary currency, while engaging text explores money's utility and places it within a social context.
Includes index.
Why we need money -- Bartering -- Coins -- Paper money -- Precious objects -- Banking -- Creating interest -- You decide -- Making money -- Fighting fraud -- Money through the ages -- Collecting money.