You wouldn't want to live without money! / written by Alex Woolf ; illustrated by David Antram.
Material type:
TextSeries: You wouldn't want to--Publisher: New York : Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016Edition: Library editionDescription: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780531219263
- 0531219267
- 9780531220504
- 0531220508
- You would not want to live without money
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 332.4 W913 | Available | 33111008129617 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 332.4 W913 | Available | 33111008333680 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
What if money never existed?None of us has as much money as we would like, but imagine if money didn't exist at all. How would we buy the things we need, or sell the things we don't need? Who would decide whether a basket of fruit is worth the same as a hunting spear? Many things have been used as money, from live animals through cowrie shells to plastic cards. Learn how moneylending grew into today's banking industry, and how credit allows us to spend money we don't even have.
Includes index.
Money allows people to exchange goods and services. How would you buy things without money? A simple timeline provides an easily understood history of money.
Can you bear to barter? -- Are you in the mood for money? -- Can you count on coins? -- Are you prepared for paper? -- Are you better off with banking? -- Would you care for some credit? -- Dare you dabble with debt? -- Would you gamble with the gold standard? -- What if your money becomes worthless? -- Could you catch a counterfeiter? -- Are you at ease with e-money? -- Can you foretell the future of finance?.