Novus or do seclorum sounds like something from a magic spell doesn’t it? So why is it on the back of the dollar bill? Here’s your chance to find out what the mysterious symbols and sayings on a dollar bill mean. Ages 8 to 10 AUTHOR: Chris lives in Danvers, Massachusetts, in the neighborhood where the Salem Witch Trials occurred. He lives there with his wife, daughter, son, and two cats, Molly and Murray, and enjoys spending time with his family. When Chris is not writing, he is busy teaching middle school students in Natick, Massachusetts, reading, playing guitar, or learning more about his favorite subject, American history. SELLING POINTS:

Timely Topics: With politics top of mind, this is a great way to introduce historical events to kids and classrooms

Lots of extras to support the translation including photographs, charts, glossary, maps, facsimiles of real documents