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Title details for Nintendo by Mary Firestone - Available

Nintendo

Company and Its Founders: Company and Its Founders

by Mary Firestone
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This title examines the remarkable lives of Fusajiro Yamauchi and his grandson Hiroshi Yamauchi and their work building the groundbreaking company Nintendo. Readers will learn about the Yamauchis’ backgrounds and education, as well as their early careers. Also covered is a look at how Nintendo operates, other key employees, and issues the company faces, such as developing new gaming software, facing competition, and expanding into global markets. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Technology Pioneers is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Technology Pioneers

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 22, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781617840951

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781617589676
      • File size: 3815 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 8
    • Lexile® Measure: 1070
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6-9

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2011

      Gr 6-8-Written in a clear, linear fashion, this series offers vivid, well-researched details about the development of technological advancements considered essential in today's society. The books provide a profile of the person or persons behind each innovation, including their background and education, and discuss how the concepts behind the technology were shaped and implemented. "Essential Facts" sections neatly sum up the important pieces of information to take away from the books. Readers who are interested in technology and inventions will be thoroughly engrossed by these behind-the-scenes looks at technologies they use every day.

      Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2011
      Each book begins with an overview of the title company's main product, then backtracks to provide a well-narrated history of its conception and development. Key figures (e.g., Craig Newmark of Craigslist, Pierre Omidyar of eBay) are profiled in a way that makes clear their creativity, entrepreneurship, and inextricable links to their respective organizations. Useful photographs are included. Timeline. Bib., glos., ind.

      (Copyright 2011 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:8
  • Lexile® Measure:1070
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:6-9

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