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MINECRAFT
CREATOR
MARKUS NOTCH
PERSSON
KARI CORNELL
Lerner Publications
Minneapolis
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To Theo, the most dedicated and creative video game enthusiast I know .
Copyright 2016 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
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Cornell, Kari, author.
Minecraft creator Markus Notch Persson / Kari Cornell.
pages cm. (STEM trailblazer bios)
Audience: Ages 711.
Audience: Grades 4 to 6.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4677-9526-5 (lb : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4677-9713-9 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-4677-9714-6 (eb pdf)
1. Persson, Markus, 1979Juvenile literature. 2. Computer programmersSweden
BiographyJuvenile literature. 3. Minecraft (Game)Juvenile literature. 4. Computer games
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CONTENTS
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Chapter 1
Perssons childhood
hobbies like playing
with LEGO bricks
in f luenced his career
as an adult.
M arkus Persson has been having the same dream since
he was a boy. In the dream, he is playing with friends in
the woods near his childhood home. Markus loses his way and
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begins to realize he is truly lost. F inally, he stumbles upon a
path that leads him home.
Parts of this dream have made their way into Minecraft ,
the unique and popular video game Markus designed in 2009.
The game includes LEGO-like blocks that players use to build
whatever they like. It has sold better than anyoneeven
Perssonever expected.
EARLY YEARS
Markus Alexej Persson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on
June 1, 1979. His mother was a nurse. His father worked for the
Swedish railroad and loved tinkering with computers. Markus
grew up in Edsbyn, a small town in the Swedish countryside.
Markuss
hometown of
Edsbyn, Sweden,
had plenty of land
and woods for him
to explore.
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Markuss love