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The Story of Money

3.93 (119 ratings by Goodreads)

Hardback | English

By (author): Martin Jenkins

Illustrated by: Satoshi Kitamura

A funny, philosophical book about the universal subject of money.

In the Yap Islands in the South Pacific it can be a stone with a hole in the middle. It can be a string of shells, a bundle of cloth or a copper slab. It''s the stuff that makes the world go round. That doesn''t grow on trees. That can''t buy you love, apparently.In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Martin Jenkins explores the history of money from its earliest beginnings to the electronic banking of today. Along the way we learn about hunter gatherers, barter, clay tablets, goat swapping, precious metals, hard bargains, IOUs, interest, coins, Romans, taxes, inflation, paper money, currencies and exchange rates. Satoshi Kitamura''s quirky, satirical drawings perfectly compliment the dry humour of the text and in the end we are reminded that money only exists because we believe in it.

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Product Details
  • Format: Hardback
  • Weight: 379g
  • Dimensions: 198 x 238mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Aug 2014
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 9-11
  • ISBN13: 9781406324587

About Martin Jenkins

Martin Jenkins has written many ground-breaking non-fiction books for Walker: Can We Save the Tiger? Ape and The Time Book to name just a few. He has won several awards for his writing including the 1998 TES Information Book of the Year Junior Award for The Emperor''s Egg and he is the reteller of Jonathan Swift''s Gulliver illustrated by Chris Riddell which won the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in Cambridge.Satoshi Kitamura won the 1993 Mother Goose Award for the most exciting newcomer to children''s book illustration for Angry Arthur. His books for Walker include The Carnival of the Animals Stone Age Boy and Pumpkin Grumpkin edited by John Agard and Grace Nichols. Satoshi lives in Japan.

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