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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw readers in to the fascinating life of talented actress Emma Stone! Readers will learn about Stone's family background and youth in Arizona, her early interest in acting and improv, and her roles in hit films including The Help, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Croods. Also discussed are Stone's charity work and hobbies off stage. Features include table of contents, map, fact...
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Students will love reading about the fascinating life of singing sensation Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor – better known as Lorde! Text highlights Lorde's family background and childhood in New Zealand, her early passion for writing and music, and her Grammy Award-winning songs. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, "Snapshot" page with vital information, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw readers in to the fascinating life of famous singer and songwriter Kelly Clarkson! Readers will learn about Clarkson's family background, youth in Texas, and musical talent and drive. They will follow her journey, from her American Idol audition to her success as the original American Idol, leading up to her first album, Thankful. Other albums discussed include Breakaway,...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw readers in to the fascinating life of country singing sensation Hunter Hayes! Readers will learn about Hayes's family background, youth in Louisiana, and early musical talent and drive. Readers will follow Hayes's journey, from his early albums Through My Eyes, Make a Wish, and Songs About Nothing to his first major album, Hunter Hayes, including his hit song "Wanted." Also...
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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter make up the electronic music duo Daft Punk! Readers will learn about their childhoods in Paris, their first band, Darlin, and their success as Daft Punk. Text covers Grammy Award-winning albums and collaborations with Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, "Snapshot" page with vital information, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and...
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Gabby Douglas amazed people at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as she helped Team USA win a gold medal before making history as the first African-American to win a gold medal in the individual all-around event. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and engaging text draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of this historic Olympic champion! Readers will learn about Douglas's family background, her early interest in gymnastics, and her move...
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Students will love reading about the fascinating life of international music star Shakira! Text highlights Shakira's childhood in Colombia, her early love of music and writing, and her Grammy Award-winning albums. Also discussed is Shakira's role on The Voice. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, "Snapshot" page with vital information, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw readers in to the fascinating life of American Idol winner Phillip Phillips! Readers will follow Phillips's journey, from his family background and youth in Georgia to his early years learning to play guitar and performing in a band, to finding success on the 11th season of American Idol. Phillips's first album, The World From the Side of the Moon, is discussed, including...
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Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson make up one of today's most popular boy bands-One Direction! With colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and engaging text, this book takes readers on the boys' journey, from their solo auditions on The X Factor, to their formation as the group One Direction, to their first album, Up All Night. Readers will learn about each boy's background and passion for music. Also covered...
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Students will love reading about the fascinating life of 2014 Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson! Text highlights Wilson's childhood in Virginia, his football days at North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his success as quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, "Snapshot" page with vital information, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photos, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of singing sensation Rihanna! This book describes Rihanna's childhood in Barbados, family, education, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn how Rihanna's early interest and talent in music led to her discovery and eventually to her work with rapper Jay-Z and the release of her first album, Music of the Sun. Rihanna's other...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw readers in to the fascinating life of Glee star Chris Colfer! Readers will learn about Colfer's family background and youth in California, his early interest and talent in acting, and his struggle with being bullied in school. Colfer's role as Kurt Hummel on the hit television show Glee is discussed, as well as Colfer's acting awards. Also covered are Colfer's novels and...
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Students will love reading about the fascinating life of actress and singer Laura Marano! Text highlights Marano's family background, her early passion for acting, and her role on Disney's Austin & Ally. Marano's work as a singer and songwriter is also discussed. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, "Snapshot" page with vital information, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr., and Logan Henderson make up one of today's most popular boy bands-Big Time Rush! This book takes readers on the boys' journey, from their auditions for Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush to their success as a band of the same name. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and engaging text introduce readers to each boy's background and passion for music and acting. Also covered are the band's albums BTR and...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of country music star Blake Shelton! Readers will learn about Shelton's family background, his early interest in music, and his start in Nashville, leading up to his success in the country music scene. Albums covered include Blake Shelton, The Dreamer, Blake Shelton's Barn and Grill, Startin' Fires, Hillbilly Bone, and Red River...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photoaders will learn about Justice's family background and her early interest in acting. Justice's role on the popular Nickelodeon show Zoey 101 is discussed, as well as her guest roles on The Naked Brothers Band, iCarly, and True Jackson, VP, leading up to her starring role on Victorious. Also covered is Justice's work as a singer and her more recent roles in movies, such as Fun Size. Features include a table of contents,...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth! Readers will learn about Hemsworth's family background, his childhood in Australia, and his early interest in acting, spawned from actor brothers Luke and Chris. Hemsworth's early roles on Australian television are covered, leading up to his breakout role next to Miley Cyrus in The Last Song,...
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Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw readers in to the fascinating life of pop music superstar Alecia Beth Moore – better known as Pink! Readers will follow Pink's journey, from her family background and youth in Pennsylvania to her early performances with different bands, leading up to her success as a solo artist. Albums discussed include Can't Take Me Home, Missundaztood, Try This, I'm Not Dead, Funhouse,...
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Students will love reading about the fascinating life of actress and singer Ariana Grande! Text highlights Grande's family background, her early passion for acting and music, and her roles on Nickelodeon's Victorious and Sam & Cat. Grande's album, Yours Truly, is also covered. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, "Snapshot" page with vital information, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
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