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Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Queen Cleopatra had coins made with her face on them. Japan put writer Ichiyō Higuchi on the 5,000 yen note more than 100 years after her death. And Eva Perón was the first Argentine woman on a bill. These biographies examine 15 extraordinary women who have appeared on coins or bills-and how they got there. Each inspiring story also digs deeper into different currencies and the customs of the time period"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding how society progressed from the barter system to currency--and how that money works in the global economy--are just two critical financial literacy skills that all kids should have. Did you know that the first paper currency appeared more than 1,200 years ago? Or that the currency of the future will likely be digital? Learn all this and more in What Is Money? -- a book that starts kids on the road to financial literacy."--
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