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THE MONEYCODE

Inside the book

110 full-color pages. Five parts. Fifty questions about money, each answered with a story first and a fact you can check second.

Look inside

  • #1 What did people do before money?
  • #14 How does a credit card actually work?

The fifty questions

  1. #1What did people do before money?
  2. #2Why did people start using coins?
  3. #3Why is a $20 bill worth $20?
  4. #4Who decides how much money exists?
  5. #5Why isn’t money backed by gold?
  6. #6Where does the money go when you tap?
  7. #7Why do games use their own money?
  8. #8Is crypto real money?

Every spread includes

  • A riddle from the notebook
  • A story that raises the question
  • Crack the Code — the answer in a few plain sentences
  • An infographic with real, sourced numbers
  • Real World — a true example from history or today
  • Try It — an activity to do at home or in class