Canada Close Up: Canadian Money
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2011
- Category
- Money
- Recommended Age
- 7 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- 5
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781443104371
- Publish Date
- Apr 2011
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
Everything kids need to know about money.
Money. We use it every day. But why do we need it? How do we make it? And where did it come from?
In Canadian Money, simple concepts about the use of currency are explored — from early days of bartering to today's Royal Canadian Mint coins and Bank of Canada notes. Included in this informative book are chapters on:
- how and when the world began using money
- the money used by First Nations people
- how money is printed and minted
- how bills are circulated, how long they last and how they are disposed of
- concepts surrounding spending money: credit cards, debit cards, etc.
Canada Close Up titles are informative works of non-fiction geared toward seven- to nine-year-olds. Each book contains an introduction, table of contents, glossary, and full-colour photographs and illustrations throughout.
About the author
Liz is one nosy author, which is why she loves writing non-fiction. She’s very curious about why people do what they do, and likes sharing with kids the amazing facts and secrets that she uncovers.As a kid in Thornhill, Ontario, the idea of being a writer never crossed Liz’s mind—she figured most authors were already dead and they definitely weren’t Canadian. Besides, it was science that interested Liz.But writing was already part of Liz’s life. After dinner on school nights, Liz and her two brothers would trudge up to their rooms, close their doors and start to do their homework—or so their parents thought. A few minutes later, a piece of paper would come sliding under Liz’s door. One of her brothers had drawn a picture, usually of some weird creature.Liz really couldn’t draw (still can’t!), so the only way she could respond was to write a short story, often about a mad scientist or space alien. She would slip the story under her brother’s door and—well, not a lot of homework got done.At university, Liz studied sciences—there was hardly any writing involved at all. But after university, she was hired as an editor at OWL magazine, where she could combine writing and her love of science. But it wasn’t long before Liz had a goal: to write a book. Her first one was about lions and since then she’s written more than fifty others.Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns (2008) is one of her favourite books because royalty has always fascinated Liz. She loved going behind the scenes with monarchs from Cleopatra to Dracula to find out just what they would do to hold onto power or protect their families.Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries (2013) was the winner of numerous awards, including the Crime Writers of Canada 2014 Arthur Ellis Award in the Juvenile/YA category. Liz’s latest book with Annick Press, Galloping Through History: Incredible True Horse Stories (Spring 2015), combines, once again, her outstanding storytelling skills with her passion for history. This time her love of animals also shines through as she recounts the stories of six horses that changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and play.Liz lives in Toronto with her husband, Paul, and their cat Cosimo. While she writes, he is usually sprawled across her desk—often right on the book she needs for research!
Awards
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre
Librarian Reviews
Canadian Money (Canada Close Up)
Explore the history of money and how bills and notes came to be. Learn about some fascinating Canadian coins and discover why coins are worth collecting. Ever wonder why people use debit cards, credit cards and cheques? Find out what’s in store for Canada’s money in the future and what makes Canadian money so unique.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.
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