Cryptocurrency

by Matt Chandler

Overview

This book explores the topic of digital money, highlighting cryptocurrency's history, how it works, and its benefits and drawbacks. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Voyager level, aligned to reading levels of grades 5-6 and interest levels of grades 5-9.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637392317
Publisher:	North Star Editions
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Focus on Current Events
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Chandler is the author of 75 books for children. His book Side-by-Side Baseball Stars was named Best Children's Book of 2015 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). Matt lives in New York with his wife and children.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Making History with Pizza 5

Chapter 2 The History of Cryptocurrency 9

Chapter 3 What Is Cryptocurrency? 15

Chapter 4 How Digital Money Works 21

Case Study Coinbase 26

Chapter 5 Advantages of Cryptocurrency 29

Chapter 6 Cryptocurrency and Crime 35

Case Study Digital Money in the Mainstream 38

Chapter 7 The Future of Cryptocurrency 41

Focus on Cryptocurrency 46

Glossary 47

To Learn More 48

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

"This volume...presents a terrific overview of this nebulous form of money, which is never held in anyone’s hand or a bank....This timely book will serve both the curious and young researchers." —Booklist

"[E]ach topic is presented to make it more accessible....Good overviews of trending topics and current events." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/01/2022

Gr 6–8—This series zeros in on current events from cryptocurrency to protests to electric vehicles. Each title has approximately seven chapters, the format of which is a full page of text then a smaller photo accompanied with a smaller paragraph. Pictures are captioned with detail and vocabulary words are in bold, helping with the focus questions. Infographics help breakdown more detailed information, such as a timeline of U.S. Citizenship (Protests) or the different parts of various electric vehicles (Electric Vehicles). The series attempts to give a well-rounded overview of each topic, starting with why it is a current event, and then moving into the history, advantages, challenges, what needs improvement, and what the future holds. Although not every topic may appeal to every reader, each topic is presented to make it more accessible. Back matter includes a glossary, where to learn more, and an index. VERDICT Good overviews of trending topics and current events.

School Library Journal