Bill and Melinda Gates

From the Series 21st Century Skills Library

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Reinforced book	$24.45

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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

Bill and Melinda Gates

From the Series 21st Century Skills Library

Author: Dana Meachen Rau

Content Adviser: Josh McHugh

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