Who Was Sam Walton? (Who Was?)
by James Buckley (Author) Ted Hammond (Illustrator)
The story of a department-store trainee who became the richest man in America and owner of the biggest retail store in the world: Walmart. Sam Walton used the money he earned in the army, along with some financial help from his family, to open his first store. Then he opened fourteen more. Then Sam had an even bigger idea. He wanted to build large stores in small towns and reduce the price of everything they stocked. Although other businessmen and potential partners laughed at him, this entrepreneur with humble beginnings used his resourcefulness to create Walmart, which would become the largest company in the world.
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James Buckley
James Buckley, Jr has written more than 100 books for kids. Among his recent titles are Who Was Muhammad Ali? (Penguin, 2014), Scholastic Year in Sports (Scholastic, 2009-14), The Scholastic Ultimate Guide to Football (Scholastic, 2009), Eyewitness Baseball (DK, 2010 reissue), and Lou Gehrig: More Than Just a Ballplayer (Sterling, 2010). He lives in California. Literacy consultant: Stephanie Laird is an instructional coach at Mitchellville Elementary in Mitchellville, Iowa, and is currently serving on the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Board of Directors through 2019. Charlotte Ager is the illustrator on all the Life Stories titles. Her work has appeared in The New York Times as well as in Season and Here magazines. She has also been featured on the Urban Outfitters blog. Charlotte lives in London, England.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781524792718
Lexile Measure
N/A
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
November 20, 2019
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF038100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States
JNF007000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
JNF010000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Business & Economics
JNF007000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
JNF010000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Business & Economics
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