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Priceless Facts About Money

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By Mellody Hobson ’91

Published Oct. 28, 2024

In Priceless Facts About Money (Candlewick), financial expert Mellody Hobson makes financial literacy for children easy, fun, and engaging. Readers will delight in learning about topics from the Ancient Mayan custom of using chocolate as a coveted currency to modern ATMs and even the banking system itself. With amusing illustrations by debut artist Caitlin Stevens, Hobson gives children the tools they need to navigate the complexities of money today, tomorrow, and every day after that. 

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