B u s i n e s s L e a d e r s B u s i n e s s L e a d e r s S ch Wallace “Famous”A mos u e tte Titles in this set: W Bill Gates a l l a Milton Hershey c e Sam Walton “ F a Wallace “Famous” Amos m o u s ” A m o s Reinforced Library Binding • RL: K-1 IL: PreK-2 ISBN 978-1-4765-9639-6 9 0 0 0 0 by Sarah L. Schuette Gail Saunders-Smith, PhD, Consulting Editor 9 781476 596396 B u s i n e s s L e a d e r s Wallace “Famous” Amos by Sarah L. Schuette Consulting Editor: Gail Saunders-Smith, PhD Consultant: Miles Smayling, PhD Professor of Management Minnesota State University, Mankato Pebble Books are published by Capstone Press, 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003 www.capstonepub.com Copyright © 2014 by Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schuette, Sarah L., 1976– Wallace “Famous” Amos / by Sarah L. Schuette. pages cm. — (Pebble books. Business leaders) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Simple text and photographs present the life of Wallace Amos, founder of Famous Amos cookies”— Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-4765-9639-6 (library binding) ISBN 978-1-4765-9643-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-4765-9647-1 (eBook PDF) 1. Amos, Wally—Juvenile literature. 2. Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation— Juvenile literature. 3. Businesspeople—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. 4. Cookie industry—United States—Juvenile literature. I. Title. HD9058.C65A467 2014 338.7’6647525—dc23 [B] 2013035616 Note to Parents and Teachers The Business Leaders set supports national social studies standards related to people, places, and environments. This book describes and illustrates Wallace “Famous” Amos. The images support early readers in understanding the text. The repetition of words and phrases helps early readers learn new words. This book also introduces early readers to subject-specific vocabulary words, which are defined in the Glossary section. Early readers may need assistance to read some words and to use the Table of Contents, Glossary, Read More, Internet Sites, and Index sections of the book. Printed in the United States of America in North Mankato, Minnesota. 092013 007764CGS14 Table of Contents Early Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Working Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Encouraging Others . . . . . . . . .17 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Critical Thinking Using the Common Core . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Read More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Tallahassee, Florida in 1937 1936 born 4 Early Years Chocolate-chip cookie maker Wallace “Wally” Amos was born July 1, 1936, in Tallahassee, Florida. His family did not have much money. 5 New York City in 1941 1936 1948 born moves to New York 6 At age 12, Wally went to live with his Aunt Della in New York. She baked chocolate-chip cookies. Wally learned to love baking from his aunt. 7 Wally went to the Food Trades Vocational High School in the 1950s 1936 1948 1953 born moves to New York joins U.S. 8 Air Force Working Hard Wally went to a high school that taught cooking skills. Then in 1953, Wally joined the U.S. Air Force. Wally moved back to New York in 1957. He was a hard worker. 9