Bill and Melinda Gates
From the Set 21st Century Skills Library
Discover how entrepreneur Bill Gates created Microsoft and amassed a fortune as a leader in the computer industry and then partnered with his wife Melinda Gates to found the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Readers will learn about their lives and their mission is to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty around the world.
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Dewey | 338.7/610053092273 |
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| ATOS Reading Level | 7.4 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
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| Available Formats | Reinforced book (9781602790681), PDF (9781602792036), ePub (9781631378843), Hosted ebook (9781602792036H), Kindle (9781631371837) |
| Copyright | 2008 |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
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Author: Dana Meachen Rau
Dana Meachen Rau is the author of almost 350 books for children. She has written a variety of nonfiction titles on many subjects, including history, science, toys, crafts, cookbooks, and biographies. She is also an artist and teacher and lives with her family in Burlington, Connecticut.
Content Adviser: Josh McHugh
Contributing Editor, Wired, San Francisco, California
- Introduction
- The Beginnings of Wealth
- Finding His Way
- The Growth of Microsoft
- What Giving Can Do
- Making the World a Smaller Place
- Timeline
- Glossary
- For More Information
- Index
- About the Author
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Informative sidebars |
| Sources for further research |
| Table of contents |
