The book that I select to address the Mathematics lesson is One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent. This is a Dr. Seuss rhyming book that starts with where money came from. Gives a fascinating introduction to the study of money and its history, beginning with the ancient practice of bartering. The story goes on to how coins were gradually made by metal and how coins were different in different countries. It talks about United States currency and shows pictures some of the coins and of each of the dollar bills and whose face is on them. Explains various forms of money used in different cultures, from shells, feathers, leather, and jade to metal ingots to coins, to the current king of currency, paper. Also talks about the possible reason for
