Your money and the world : how to spend, save, donate and invest sustainably

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Financial literacy is an important skill in life. At around the age of seven, children develop attitudes and beliefs about money that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Through a story in comic book form about finding a treasure, Your Money and the World enables young readers everywhere to tackle complex concepts, such as what a company is, how banks work, why some backpacks cost more than others, and how money has evolved throughou...

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Banks and banking Juvenile literature

Economic history Juvenile literature

Finance, Personal Juvenile literature

Money Juvenile literature

Saving and investment Juvenile literature

Wealth Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9783039640454 (pbk.)
9783039640454
3039640453

Edition:

First edition

Description:

80 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Target Audience Note:

Ages 7-11. Helvetiq
3456

Other Title:

C'est ton argent, que vas-tu en faire?

Notes:

"Originally published as: C'est ton argent, que vas-tu en faire?"--Title page verso
Original French edition published in Switzerland by Helvetiq in 2024
In English; translated from the French

Contents:

Nora's treasure
Money in Our Lives. Why do we need money?. How is money earned? ; When a passion becomes a career ; Say 'no' to child labor!
What is a business?. Cost of production ; Price and profit ; Why are some people paid more than others?
Money and us. Our beliefs ; Can money buy happiness? ; How do you know if you're rich?
Spending
Saving
Donating
Investing
Money in Our World. Imagining a world without money. The limitations of bartering ; Do people still barter?
How did we end up with money?. Why do we need money? ; Commodity money ; Metallic money ; Paper money and the first banks
Who makes money these days?. The end of the gold standard ; Digital money ; Financial crises
What's next for money?
How this book came to be

Control Number:

3356503

Other Authors:

Butt, Jeffrey K., translator
Lacolomb, Naïade, illustrator

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