Lion, King and Coin: The First Coin (Turkey)

Age range 4 to 7

Laos, a boy from Sardis in ancient Lydia, tells the story of how the first coin was invented.

Through this story young readers can learn how and why the first coin was invented, and why we still use them even today. They will also learn ancient Lydia and the modern country of Turkey.

This unique series introduces children to economic concepts, as well as history, geography and culture through well written stories illustrated by artists around the globe. A variety of story telling techniques are used, and each story is set in a different country and introduces a different economic concept.