Bill and Melinda Gates
From the Series 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.
- 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
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Copyright | 2008 |
| BISACS | JNF007090 |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Series | Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement: 21st Century Skills Library |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781602790681 |
|---|---|
| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2007-08-01 |
| Author | Dana Meachen Rau |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Sources for further research, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 338.7'610053092273 |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 7.4 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 117848 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
Author: Dana Meachen Rau
Dana Meachen Rau is the author of more than 200 books for children. She has written a variety of nonfiction titles on many subjects, including books on history, science, toys, and crafts, as well as biographies. When she is not working in her home office, she is outside walking or running in her sneakers around her neighborhood in Burlington, Connecticut.
Content Adviser: Josh McHugh
Contributing Editor, Wired, San Francisco, California