Description
A fascinating story in regards to the invention of currency
Laos enjoys his life in ancient Turkey. His father and grandfather are blacksmiths, famous for melting gold into beautiful objects. Laos is helping by working in his grandfather’s market stall, bartering their gold for food and livestock.
But exchanging such different goods and quantities is complicated. What they want is something to represent the price in their goods, something durable and lightweight. And so the king comes to Laos’s circle of relatives with an important task: to create something as a way to make the market accessible to everyone.
This Trade Winds book introduces readers to the sector’s first coin and gives them an appreciation for up to date-day currency.