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Who is Bill Gates? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Ted Hammond.

By:

Demuth, Patricia Brennan

Contributor(s):

Hammond Ted

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Grosset & Dunlap , 2013Description: 105 p. : illus. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780448463322

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

JUV 92 GAT

LOC classification:

HD9696.2.U62 G3745 2013

Contents:

Who is Bill Gates? -- Young thinker -- Lakeside whiz kid -- Learning a new language -- Opportunity knocks -- Microsoft is born! -- A big deal -- On the fast track -- Family life -- Facing challenges -- Sharing the wealth -- Life today.

Summary: 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 technology genius is sure to captivate any audience!

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Juvenil	Juvenil	JUV 92 GAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004172

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 104) and index.

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 technology genius is sure to captivate any audience!

Age 8-12.

English.

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