Ray Kroc: McDonald's Restaurants Builder

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In this title, unwrap the life of talented McDonald's restaurants builder, Ray Kroc! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in Oak Park, Illinois. Students can follow Kroc's success story from his education at Oak Park and River Forest High School to his careers with WGES radio station, the Lily-Tulip Cup Company, and the Malt-A-Mixer Company. Kroc's family and his retirement years are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest including the original McDonald's in San Bernardino, California, menu developments, and Ronald McDonald House Charities. An entertaining sidebar, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index, supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
BISACS JNF007000, JNF014000, JNF061010
Genre Nonfiction
Subject Biographies, Careers
Copyright 2015
Division Abdo Publishing
Imprint Checkerboard Library
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Season 2015-01-01
ISBN 9781624034961, 9781629688909
Title Format Reinforced Library Bound Hardcovers, Anywhere eBooks
Dewey 647.95092
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs
Dimensions 8 x 8
Lexile 750
Guided Reading Level P
ATOS Reading Level 4.5
ATOS Interest Level MG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 0
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Timeline of key events
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Food Dudes Set 1 - School Library Connection

There are photographs in every chapter, and a timeline of major events and a related facts page end each book. As reference material, this series would be helpful to students when they are beginning to learn to do research since so many primary sources are included. The books would also be valuable when young readers are assigned a biography to read.

Food Dudes Set 1 – Horn Book Guide

These corporate histories contain some intriguing tidbits about the lives and methods of the inventors and entrepreneurs. . . . Photographs of the people and their products are interspersed throughout the texts.

Food Dudes Set 1 – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

Divided into easily digestible chapter spreads, these books explore the lives of noteworthy food-industry pioneers and how famous franchises and products, such as Gatorade and McDonald’s, were invented and/or developed. A “Fun Bites” section at the end of each book highlights interesting trivia about the products. Colorful, captioned photographs enhance the information and create visual appeal for a broad range of learning levels. Clear, purposeful language stresses the importance of hard work and diligence and conveys a sense of excitement for the science of invention.

Author: Joanne Mattern