Currency /
Patricia K. Kummer.
- New York : Watts, c2004.
- 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inventions that shaped the world .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 74) and index.
What is currency? -- Barter and early currency -- Who invented modern currency? -- Making coins and paper notes -- The role of currency -- Many new forms of currency.
Wilson's Children, October 2006 Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006 School Library Journal, February 2005
Describes the invention of currency, a country's official unit of money, its history, and the impact it has had on modern culture.