Up close: Bill Gates
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Series:
Published:
New York : Penguin Group, [2008].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Rating:
Grades 5 and up.
Status:
Description
When Bill Gates was born in 1955, no one owned a personal computer. Gates envisioned what a computerized society could be and he set out to lead the way, building the Microsoft empire with single-minded drive. Today, the man who made his fortune by putting the whole world in touch now hopes to improve lives around the planet.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
DC Crawford Young Adult Biography
YA B GATES
On Shelf
Nov 19, 2009
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Street Date:
0805
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780670063482, 0670063487
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 7.9, 5 Points
Level 7.9, 5 Points
Lexile measure:
1130
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-185) and index.
Description
When Bill Gates was born in 1955, no one owned a personal computer. Gates envisioned what a computerized society could be and he set out to lead the way, building the Microsoft empire with single-minded drive. Today, the man who made his fortune by putting the whole world in touch now hopes to improve lives around the planet.
Target Audience
Grades 5 and up.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning,MG,7.9,5
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Aronson, M. (2008). Up close: Bill Gates. New York, Penguin Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Aronson, Marc. 2008. Up Close: Bill Gates. New York, Penguin Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Aronson, Marc, Up Close: Bill Gates. New York, Penguin Group, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Aronson, Marc. Up Close: Bill Gates. New York, Penguin Group, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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