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1) Apple
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Apple. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the inspiring life and career of the late founder of Apple, covering topics ranging from his struggles as an adopted child and a college dropout to his Buddhist faith and friendship with Steve Wozniak, in a portrait framed around his inspirational Stanford University commencement speech.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bill Gates is known as the richest man in the world. But do you know what he was like as a child? From selling peanuts to memorizing entire encyclopedias, Bill used his brain. This playful story of his childhood will help young readers connect with a historic figure and will inspire them to want to achieve greatness--
5) WhatsApp
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Internationally, WhatsApp has become the gold standard of messaging apps. Nearly a billion people now trade information, photos, chats, and more quickly and less expensively than "traditional" texting. Inside, find out who created this super-successful company, how it grew with shocking speed, and how it is looking to the future to become bigger and better. Social media companies have changed the way that people in every generation communicate. This...
6) Bill Gates
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Engaging photos and easy-to-read text take readers into the story of Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon.com. Five exciting chapters highlight how Bezos and Amazon.com changed how people used the Internet. Plus, quick stats, key dates, and bolded glossary terms make it easy to zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Today, Google is the number one internet search engine and the most visited website in the world. But a long time ago, two college friends, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, started out with just an idea. Find out more about Google's history, the business, and the brand in this illustrated nonfiction book!"--Provided by publisher.
8) Facebook
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This title examines Facebook, the social media website. Readers will learn about company history and development, how Facebook operates, issues the company faces such as cyberbullying, and its impact on society. Key components such as News Feed and Like are also explored. Color photos accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a company profile, mini bios of company founders, timeline, fast facts, informative sidebars, and section on...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This title explores the life and career of Emma Chamberlain. Learn about Emma's childhood, family, and career, including how she got her start on YouTube, rose to fame, and became a pop culture influencer. Includes fun facts about viral videos, popular posts, subscriber counts, and photos. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts, informative sidebars, a timeline, and an index.
10) Steve Jobs
Author
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2015].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and times of Steve Jobs, providing an in-depth look at the inspiration, achievements, and successes that defined him.
11) Liza Koshy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This title explores the life and career of Liza Koshy. Learn about Liza's childhood, family, and career, including how she got her start on YouTube, rose to fame, and became a pop culture influencer. Includes fun facts about viral videos, popular posts, subscriber counts, and photos. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts, informative sidebars, a timeline, and an index.
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ever heard of the iPhone? Steve Jobs, raised in California, was the co-founder of Apple, creator of the iPhone. He also played a major role in making Pixar what it is today. His technology transformed the way we live, and gave us objects we now cannot imagine living without. Get ready to discover his incredible story and the secrets of his success in this real-life account of his life and work.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
True story of six women who programmed the ENIAC computer as part of a secret WWII mission. They learned to program the computer without any software, instructions or tools (none existed.). --
The story of Jean Jennings, Kay McNulty, Frances Bilas, Ruth Lichterman, Betty Snyder, and Marlyn Wescoff, who were chosen to work on the ENIAC computer.
15) Bill Gates
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man whose vision of the computer industry changed the way people live and work, and who now plans to improve the world with the billions he has earned from Microsoft.
16) Bill Gates
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of Bill Gates including his childhood, his early work in computers, the founding of Microsoft and the expansion of the company, his private life, and future prospects.
18) Bill Gates
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present the life of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft"--