The Story of Money

Explore the many forms money has taken around the world and through history, from doubloons of ages past to contemporary credit cards.>

About the author

Betsy Maestro taught kindergarten and first grade for eleven years and earned a master's degree in elementary guidance. She has collaborated with her husband, Giulio, on more than forty-five books for young children, including The Story of the Statue of Liberty, A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution, an ALA Notable Book, as well as Delivery Van: Words for Town and Country and All Aboard Overnight: A Book of Compound Words. She lives in Connecticut.
Giulio Maestro is an author and artist who has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783, which was co-written with his wife, Betsy Maestro, and What Do you Hear When Cows Sing: And Other Silly Riddles, which was co-written with his son, Marco Maestro. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Old Lyme, Connecticut

Product details

• Authors: Betsy Maestro, Maestro Betsy
• Assisted by: Betsy Maestro (Illustration), Giulio Maestro (Illustration), Maestro Giulio (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.04.1995
• EAN: 9780688133047
• ISBN: 978-0-688-13304-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Law, business; Children’s / Teenage general interest: Money, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / Prehistoric, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / Coloring, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Games & Activities / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Mathematics / Geometry, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Mathematics / Arithmetic, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Concepts / Money