Books with title Money Math

-- Stimulating question and answer format to help children learn all about exciting and important topics.-- Can be read straight through question by question or by following the special 'Connect' boxes, which lead kids from one area of interest to another related area.-- Learners find out something new each time they read the books.-- Non-traditional approach to reference works well for classroom research and gifted programs.-- Dazzling graphics make information gathering enjoyable.

It took several thousand years to arrive at the sophisticated monetary system that presently exists. The book traces the evolution in the development of money from the ancient art of bartering to the cashless society that exists today. The metallic medium of exchange is explored, as is the replacement of gold by paper money. The value of money and its three main functions, as a medium of exchange, as a standard of value and as a store of wealth are treated. Information about a standard for deferred payments are also covered. Two of the six chapters deal with the never ceasing trouble of counterfeiting, to up-to-date measures being taken to deter its use. The exploits of counterfeiters, infamous, yet colorful, past and present are highlighted. The book includes a forty-one word glossary about useful economic terms, suggestions for further reading and a three page list of works consulted for the extensive research of the book.