Round and Round the Money Goes: What Money is and How We Use It (Discovery Readers) [Library Binding]

Melvin Berger (Author), Gilda Berger (Author), Jane McCreary (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1993 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Discovery Readers

Explains the development of money from its origins in the barter system to its modern usage as cash checks and credit cards

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-Although highly oversimplified, the Bergers' account conveys a sense of the flow of wealth, the need for a medium of exchange, the forms money has taken, world monetary units, the production of U.S. currency, and how banks work. Sentences are short and clear, and the vocabulary is accessible. Especially well designed, the book has gently realistic and, at times, humorous full-color drawings spaced throughout the text. David Schwartz's If You Made a Million, illustrated by Steven Kellogg (Lothrop, 1989), has a picture-book format, a breathless style, and a much more imaginative presentation. Betsy Maestro's The Story of Money (Clarion, 1993) gives more detail and is written at a higher reading level. An effective, informative easy reader.
Jonathan Betz-Zall, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, Edmonds, WA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Prize-winning author, Melvin Berger, believes that science should always be fun. In his books - he has written over 200! - and in his talks to young people, he stresses the excitement of science and the thrill of scientific discovery.

He also believes in a hands-on approach to science for young people. Many of his books are full of interesting, informative, and easy-to-do activities and experiments.

His great enthusiasm for science spills over into Mr. Berger’s hobby of collecting old scientific instruments. In his collection is everything from 18th century microscopes to an ancient chinese opium balance.

Born and raised in New York City, Mr. Berger has earned degrees from the University of Rochester, Columbia University, and London (England) University. In 1983, he was elected to the New York Academy of Sciences. Over the years he has won awards from the Children’s book Council, National Science Teachers Association, Child Study Association, Library of Congress, and New York Public Library. He lives in New York City and East Hampton, New York, with his wife, Gilda, who is also an author.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Ideals Publications (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824986407
• ISBN-13: 978-0824986407
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,436,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great one from the Bergers, February 1, 2012

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This review is from: Round and Round the Money Goes: What Money is and How We Use It (Discovery Readers) (Paperback)

There are at least 10 books that cover this information about money -- how a barter economy works, the development of currency, how money circulates through the economy, and specifics about US currency. Melvin and Gilda Berger are predictably excellent: this book features hand-drawn illustrations and a nice section on how US banknotes and coins are created.

More books much like this:

"Round and Round the Money Goes" -- Melvin and Gilda Berger
"Money Madness" - David A. Adler
"What is Money?" -- Mary Firestone
"The Go-Around DOllar" -- Barbara Johnston Adams

Choose the one with the illustrations you prefer.