Money Through Time

Children discover the origins of money and how it is used today

Money hasn’t always looked the same. In Money Through Time, young readers explore how people traded goods long ago and how money developed to make exchange easier. From early bartering systems to modern forms of currency, children discover how money has evolved across history.

This book connects economic history to everyday life, showing how money helps people buy goods and services and make choices. Clear explanations and relatable examples build foundational economic understanding while encouraging curiosity about how systems change over time.

Money Through Time:

• Explains the history of money
• Connects past trade to modern currency
• Builds early economic thinking

The look and feel of money changes, but it’s always an important part of life.

Since her kid years, Monika Davies has been imagining and writing up stories. (Her first stories featured temperamental unicorns and wayward wizards.) She is now the author of over 60 books for kids and a workshop facilitator for adult-sized writers. She has written books on an eclectic range of topics, from surprising things we eat to global citizenship to the hidden world of toilets! She also deeply believes everyone is a writer and is on a mission to inspire and encourage people of all ages to write down their stories.
Monika holds a BFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and is certified to lead writing workshops using the AWA (Amherst Artists & Writers) method. She lives on Vancouver Island with her family and two ridiculous cats.