Aretha Franklin explores how Aretha Franklin made incredible contributions to American music and culture, captivating audiences with memorable melodies and rhythms. Covers early life, her rise to fame with her music, and her lasting impact.
Sue and Lue are both singing the blues in the Blues Duel. Join them onstage as you practice reading words with "ue." This book uses the Dyslexie font to make reading easier for people with dyslexia. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
In just minutes, Superman saves a falling skyscraper, a volcano erupts, and a T. rex struts across a football field. It seems almost anything is possible during a marching band performance. Players and band directors spend hours preparing for these energetic shows. Every move is refined, and each note is pitch perfect. All the hard work comes together for an iconic performance.
Meet the world famous entertainer, Zendaya. This title introduces Zendaya from her beginnings in Oakland, California, and leads readers through her shining career. Touching on each stage of her life, easy-to-understand text and full-color images explain just how much Zendaya has accomplished. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Meet the young rockstar, Olivia Rodrigo. This title follows Olivia's journey from Disney Channel star to Grammy Award Winning artist. Her transformation into a world renowned singer/songwriter and young activist are presented with easy-to-understand text and full-color images. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Meet one of the bright, young faces of Hollywood, Sadie Sink. This title introduces Sadie as a girl with a dream to be on Broadway and follows her as she transitions into the Stranger Things star that has captivated the world. Easy-to-understand text and full-color photos touch on each stage of Sadie's career so far. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Meet the brilliantly talented actor, Timotheé Chalamet. This title introduces Timotheé from his beginning as a boy with a dream in New York City. Easy-to-understand text and full-color photos touch on the emotional films that gave him his big break and the blockbuster films that cemented the name Timotheé Chalamet in homes around the world. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Meet the music and movie superstar Harry Styles. This title follows Harry's journey from music competition show contestant to Grammy Award winner. Starting out as a teenage popstar and transforming into a widely respected name in the music and movie world, Harry Styles keeps people interested. His career is presented in easy-to-understand text and full-color images. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Meet the global superstar, Jung Kook. This title will introduce Jung Kook and the boy band that he grew up in, BTS. Young readers can follow along as BTS takes over the world with their music and fans. Jung Kook's transformation from a young teen learning to dance into a household name is presented with easy-to-understand text and full-color images. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
This title focuses on the movie Jurassic Park and details the origins, making of, and legacy the film created. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
This title focuses on the movie Star Wars and details the origins, making of, and legacy the film created. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
This title focuses on the movie Toy Story and details the origins, making of, and legacy the film created. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
This title focuses on the movie Black Panther and details the origins, making of, and legacy the film created. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
This title focuses on the movie Jaws and details the origins, making of, and legacy the film created. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
This title focuses on the movie Avatar and details the origins, making of, and legacy the film created. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Introduces readers to significant developments in movie technology and explores how those inventions and discoveries led to further advancements. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, a selected bibliography, and sources for further research.
Do you enjoy painting, drawing, or sculpting? You may want to become an artist. Artists train their brains to think in an imaginative way. With the help of the ideas in this book, you can start to think like an artist too.
What better way is there to preserve the human spirit of a people than through artistic expression? This book celebrates the stories of Black artists who paved the way for people of color in and out of the arts to be their true selves. Read about men and women who have broken barriers in literature and the performing and visual arts including writer Toni Morrison, jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, rapper Common, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, actor Lupia Nyong'o, and many more.
While on a camping trip, Jesse finds a curious piece of stone with an interesting pattern on it. With research and the help of Professor Peach, she learns that it's a piece of broken pottery with a pattern unique to a certain Native American tribe. After an archaeological dig with the Professor and her friends she finds more pieces of the ancient artifact. Using her art skills, Jesse is able to preserve the clay pot.
People have been constructing tall buildings for thousands of years, for many different reasons. Castle walls kept people safe. Utility towers transmit TV and cell-phone signals. Observatories give people a bird’s-eye view of the world. Beautiful buildings stand out in the crowd. Skyscrapers provide housing for a lot of people. There are some good reasons for building up, and a few bad ones as well. With a growing global population, we will need more and more space to live, learn and work in. But what does that mean for the health of the planet? Can we do it sustainably? Tall buildings may be part of the answer.
Fashion can be fun, but it can also hurt people, animals and the planet. Fashion Forward: Striving for Sustainable Style goes behind the glitz and glamour to explore the social and environmental issues within the fashion industry. It looks at the history of fashion, from why humans started wearing clothes to the birth of consumerism to the explosion of fast fashion and fashion’s footprint. The book introduces readers to the innovative people, companies and organizations that are taking positive action on fashion. Kids will discover how to make ethical choices and become fashion heroes for the future. There are easy ways we can help transform the fashion industry and still look stylish at the same time!
From ancient cave paintings to modern marvels, art can be amazing, awe-inspiring, and absurd! Dive into the wacky world of art. Fun illustrations pair with bright photos to bring some of the craziest art to life.
Spike Lee is a groundbreaking moviemaker and Academy Award winner. While tackling important issues, he's helped change the way Black stories are told on film and inspired future generations of filmmakers. This book explores his life and his fascinating films. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, filmography, and sidebars.
Oscar Micheaux is a groundbreaking moviemaker. He wrote, produced, and directed 44 movies at a time when Black Americans faced extreme racism. This book explores his life and his fascinating films. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, filmography, and sidebars.
Father and son Melvin and Mario Van Peebles are groundbreaking moviemakers. They created unique films about Black Americans that changed the course of cinematic history. This book explores their lives and their fascinating films. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, filmography, and sidebars.
