J. L. Kraft
(from the Lives and Times series)

J.L. Kraft is best known for his cheese products. But why did he move to Chicago, Illinois? How did his cheese help soldiers at war? How can we learn more about him?

Author: Rebecca Vickers
Size: 7 7/8 x 8 15/16 • Copyright: 2005 • Publisher: Heinemann • Pages: 32
Subjects: Primary Political Science
Features: Primary Source, Picture Glossary, Timeline, Fact or Check Page/File
Title ISBN: 9781403463586 (1403463581) • Price: $7.99
6-Pack ISBN: 9781403463722 (1403463727) • Price: $47.94
• Guided Reading Level: O

• AR Level: 4.4 • AR Points: 0.5 • AR Quiz Number: 88547

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Also available in hardcover at Heinemann-Raintree Library

Series Contents / Information

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Lives and Times
Great minds not only think alike, they can influence young minds to better understand their world. Each of these carefully researched biographies of inspirational men and women is supported by a variety of primary source material—newspaper clippings, family photographs, and correspondence—designed to inform as well as to encourage young readers to take on their own investigations.

ISBN: 9781403463708 (1403463700) • Price: $167.79

Includes the following 21 titles: Asa Candler, Ben Cohen, Benjamin Franklin, Dr. Seuss, Edwin Binney, Eli Whitney, Florence Nightingale, George Eastman, H.J. Heinz, Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, J. L. Kraft, Levi Strauss, Madam C.J. Walker, Martin Luther King Jr., Milton Hershey, Ray Kroc, Robert Fulton, The Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, William Wrigley Jr.