by:
Parker, Nancy Winslow

Publisher:
Harpercollins Juvenile Books
Published:May 1995
ISBN:0060234113
Format:Hardcover
Pages:0

Description: From Booklist
Gr. 3^-6. There's a short course in American history in your wallet, and Parker brings it to life by explaining what's on the front and the back of U.S. paper currency, from $1 to $100,000. Parker provides original art on almost every page, along with a tiny photo reproduction of the currency under discussion. She greatly simplifies the facial features of the various presidents pictured but leaves their hair quite distinctive. Interesting facts about familiar individuals (Washington, Lincoln) as well as lesser-known ones (Salmon P. Chase) abound, and costumes, culture, and architecture all become Parker's subjects. She also seems well attuned to curious classroom questioners, as she includes, for instance, a section on counterfeiters. Not as narrow in focus as the title implies, this is an expansive review that will be great for history classes as well as useful to math and art students. Mary Harris Veeder

Book Description
United States paper money has been called by a lot of different names over the years, and that's only a small part of its fascinating history. Do you know which three bills are the only ones with pictures of men who have not been president? Or what practically foolproof methods have been invented to thwart counterfeiters? Or how many $100,000 bills are actually in circulation? Answers to all these questions, along with funny and informative facts about the many people and objects whose pictures... read more