google (firm)

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Susan Wojcicki. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--.

Explores Google's origins, their products and business ventures, and more.

In our digital age, online companies such as Google and Amazon are experiencing tremendous growth. The power and influence of these digital companies was demonstrated in September 2017 when Amazon bought the popular organic grocery Whole Foods for a record 13 million dollars.

Explores the history of Google.

"As a child, [Parisa] Tabriz loved to play games with her brothers and she played to win. When she couldn't outmuscle them, she tried to outsmart them. In high school, she excelled at math and science. She also liked drawing and painting. She considered a career as an artist and even as a police officer. Years later, Tabriz became an information security engineer at Google. How did she go from battling her brothers to fighting cybercriminals at one of the world's most important tech companies? Read on to learn all about the life of Google's top security brain."--Publisher.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information. From that one deceptively simple goal, they created one of the most influential and innovative companies in the world. The word "google" has even entered our vocabulary as a verb. Now, find out the true history of Google---from its humble beginnings as a thesis project made out of "borrowed" hardware and discount toys through its revolution of the world's relationship with technology to a brief glimpse of where they might take us next.

"Engaging images accompany information about Google Inc. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.