paper money

An introduction to money that explains the concept of value, names the American money denominations, and presents a trip to a mint.

Introduces the one-dollar bill, presents the history of the bill, and describes its value.

"Coins jingle and bills shake as you check your piggy bank. But how are these coins and bills made? . . . Learn all about how money is made"--Provided by publisher.

"Queen Cleopatra had coins made with her face on them. Japan put writer Ichiy? Higuchi on the 5,000 yen note more than 100 years after her death. And Eva Per?n was the first Argentine woman on a bill. These biographies examine fifteen . . . women who have appeared on coins or bills--and how they got there"--Provided by publisher.

Currency is a fact of human life, and this book explores its genesis, beginning with those early coins and precious objects and tracing their legacy to the banknotes and fraud-detecting devices of the twenty-first century.

Informs readers about how to identify certain coins and bills, as well as their value, through simple text, photographs, and matching activities.

Provides information about paper money, how it is used, how it is made, and the meaning of the markings on the bills. Includes a math activity.

Provides some amazing secrets and fascinating facts about money.

Presents unusual and interesting facts about dollar bills.