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J BIO GATES
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J BIO GATES 2013
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J BIO GATES 2013
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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO GATES 2013
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Inside, you'll find how Bill Gate's work at Microsoft changed the way people used computers and how Bill and Melinda are using their vast fortune to help people around the world.

2) Who is Bill Gates?

Author

Demuth, Patricia

Series

Who was ?

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc

Pub. Date

[2013]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Description

"Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest philanthropists in history.This fascinating story of a child...

3) Bill Gates

Author

Lesinski, Jeanne M

Publisher

Lerner Publications

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Description

A biography of the man who created Microsoft, from his childhood to his battle in court after being accused of having a monopoly in the computer industry.

4) Bill Gates: helping people use computers

Author

Simon, Charnan

Series

Community builders

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Description

A biography of Bill Gates, focusing on the Seattle business community and the global village that he has helped create through his work as a computer software entrepreneur.

5) Bill Gates: Microsoft founder and philanthropist

Author

Kjelle, Marylou Morano

Series

Newsmakers)

Publisher

Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Description

Every day, people are making headlines for their extraordinary actions. Each book in the Newsmakers series tells the story of an incredible individual who has changed the course of history in some significant way. Learn all about the people who have made an impact on the world through their efforts in social justice, technology, politics, and more. Core Library is the must-have line of nonfiction books for supporting the Common Core State Standards...