Nintendo Innovator: Hiroshi Yamauchi

by Rachael L. Thomas

Overview

In this engaging biography, readers will learn about Nintendo innovator Hiroshi Yamauchi. Follow the story of Yamauchi as he takes over his family's playing card manufacturing company and transforms it into the video game powerhouse responsible for Donkey Kong, Super Mario Brothers, the Game Boy, and the WII. Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532117121
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/15/2018
Series:	Toy Trailblazers Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Table of Contents

A Family Business 4

Playing Your Cards Right 6

A Shaky Start 8

Thinking Big 10

Game Plan 12

Nintendo of America, Inc. 14

Raising the Game 16

Donkey Kong 18

Home Gaming 20

Nintendo on the Go 22

Nintendo Consoles: Then and Now 24

A Worldwide Legacy 26

Timeline 28

Glossary 30

Online Resources 31

Index 32