THE CAT IN the Hat puts to rest any notion that money grows on trees in this super simple look at numismatics, the study of money and its history. Beginning with the ancient practice of bartering, the Cat explains various forms of money used in different cultures, from shells, feathers, leather, and jade to metal ingots to coins (including the smallest—the BB-like Indian fanam—and the largest—the 8-foot-wide, ship-sinking limestone ones from the Islands of Yap!), to the current king of currency, paper. Also included is a look at banking, from the use of temples as the first banks to the concep One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent : All About Money - Bonnie Worth od authora Bonnie Worth a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Bonnie Worth |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
45 |
| Rok vydání |
2008 |
| Žánr |
zjednodušená četba |
| Nakladatelství |
Random House |
