Asa Candler

Soft drinks are sold in cans and bottles all over the world. They come in hundreds of different flavors. The most famous soft drink is Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola started about 120 years ago as a kind of tonic for common health problems. Asa Candler was a businessperson in Atlanta, Georgia. He started the company that made and bottled Coca-Cola. But what was his childhood like? How did he discover Coca-Cola? How can we learn more about him?

Author: Rebecca Vickers
ISBN: 9781403463432 (1403463433) • Dewey: 338.7'66362'092 • Price: $17.75
Ages: 5-7 • Grade Level: K-2 • Guided Reading Level: N
Pages: 32 • Size: 7 7/8 x 8 15/16 • Publisher: Heinemann • Copyright: 2005
Subjects: Biography • Features: Primary Source
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• AR Level: 3.8 • AR Points: 0.5 • AR Quiz Number: 88544

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Series Contents / Information

Grades
K-2

Lives and Times
Young readers will be inspired by these real-life stories of people who made a mark on the modern world, including six new books on famous entrepreneurs and seven new books on famous composers. Each of these carefully researched biographies is supported by variety of primary source material and designed to inform as well as encourage young readers to take on their own investigations.

ISBN: 9781432922184 (1432922181) • Price: $479.25

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