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The history of money [electronic resource] : From bartering to banking. Martin Jenkins.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: 2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780763674120 (electronic bk)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOther classification:
  • JNF013040 | JNF043000 | JNF052020
Online resources: Summary: 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.
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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.

Text Difficulty 5

MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)

1160 Lexile.

6.3 ATOS Level

Electronic reproduction. Somerville : Candlewick Press, 2014. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 27179 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).

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