Tech Titans

April 15, 2012
Grades 5-7 Technology is integral to life today: most everyone has a smartphone, an e-reader, a Facebook page, or maybe all three. These relatively new innovations can be traced to several technological geniuses, some familiar names, others not. This collection briefly profiles six leaders in the field and gives readers a sense of what drove Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg to create personal computers, Amazon, Google, and Facebook. The short biographies are smoothly told, covering family life, school experiences, opportunities, and challenges faced by each man. Glossy, colorful pages are dotted by photographs that support the text, and the package will appeal to reluctant readers. In many ways this compact book is an inspiring volume that will inform kids and, at the same time, encourage them to pursue their dreams.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)