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My ten-year-old daughter borrowed this from the library and refused to return it. The question-and-answer format kept her curious, and she now explains interest rates at dinner. The full-colour illustrations make tricky ideas like inflation easy to picture. I learned a few things myself. Highly recommended for curious families everywhere.

I thought money was boring until I read this book. My favourite part was learning that people once used shells as money! The pictures are cool, especially the ships and the Bitcoin page. Now I save half my pocket money every week. I give it five stars because it’s awesome.

As a Year 5 teacher, I used several chapters in my maths lessons. The fifty questions are clear and well organised, and students loved the trade and banking sections. My only complaint is that the investing chapter moves too quickly for younger readers. Still, it is an excellent classroom resource.

I bought this for my grandson’s birthday, and we ended up reading it together every weekend. The history of money, from clay tablets to mobile payments, fascinated us both. The writing is friendly without being childish. It sparked wonderful conversations about saving and spending wisely. A truly thoughtful, educational gift.

This book taught me a lot about banks and credit cards, but some pages had too much text squeezed together. I enjoyed the chapter about the stock market, though I needed my dad to explain parts of it. It’s useful for school, but not really something I’d read for fun.

We use this book as part of our homeschool economics unit, and it has been a fantastic fit. Each question works as a short daily lesson, followed by great discussion. My twins especially enjoyed comparing coins, cash and cryptocurrency. Practical, engaging and beautifully designed. We’ll definitely recommend it to friends.