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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2018 | Middle To High School
Gr 6 Up—This readable and breezy history of the tech behemoth begins with the 1995 meeting of cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, where Google (initially called BackRub) began as their doctoral thesis. Short chapters dip back to Page's and Brin's childhoods, then rapidly trace the company's time line to the present, providing ample context, which is particularly important, given that the intended audience is likely to need some background on business and tech concepts and to imagine how li...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
This enthusiastic history of Google starts with Larry Page and Sergey Brin as Stanford doctoral candidates then clearly and comprehensively traces the company'...Log In or Sign Up to Read More