William Wrigley Jr.
(from the Lives and Times series)

Chewing gum has been around for thousands of years. For a long time, gum was made from things like sap and wax. It didn’t always taste good. Today’s gum is sweet and comes in many flavors. William Wrigley Jr. is best known for his chewing gum. But what was his childhood like? Why did he build the Wrigley Building? How can we learn more about him?

Author: M.C. Hall
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: 9781403463616 (1403463611) • Price: $7.99
6-Pack ISBN: 9781403463753 (1403463751) • Price: $47.94
• Guided Reading Level: N

• AR Level: 3.5 • AR Points: 0.5 • AR Quiz Number: 88549

View Correlated Standards

Also available in hardcover at Heinemann-Raintree Library

Series Contents / Information

(click image for larger spread)

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.