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Who was H.J. Heinz? / by Michael Burgan ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

Burgan, Michael, (author.). Marchesi, Stephen, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Learn how this son of German immigrants from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, turned his small food-packaging company into a booming business known for its fair treatment of workers and pioneering safe food preparation standards. This American success story follows Heinz from his early days as a pickle and vinegar merchant in the 1800s to the name behind the nation's number-one brand of ketchup."-- Amazon.com

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780448488653
  • ISBN: 9781524790950
  • ISBN: 0876174845
  • ISBN: 9780876174845
  • ISBN: 0448488655
  • ISBN: 1524790958
  • ISBN: 9781536454499
  • Physical Description: 107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).
Formatted Contents Note:
Who was H.J. Heinz? -- Young salesman -- Early success -- Starting over -- Seeds of success -- Building a modern company -- "57 varieties" and many more -- Fight for pure food -- Final years -- Timelines.
Target Audience Note:
950L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.2 1 501117.
Subject: Heinz, H. J. (Henry John), 1844-1919 > Juvenile literature.
H.J. Heinz Company > Juvenile literature.
Businesspeople > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Food industry and trade > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

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Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield JB HEINZ (Text) 38955500027272 Juvenile Biography Available -