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Clay Aiken: From Second Place to the Top of the ChartsWhen Clay Aiken took a one-in-a-million shot at music stardom by qualifying for and then nearly winning the American Idol contest in the second season, he captured America's heart. Now with hit records to his name, the North Carolina native has a voice that is being recognized everywhere. Veteran celebrity biographer Kathleen Tracy takes you behind the scenes of one of America's most popular television shows to learn what Clay actually went through to achieve his success. Learn about Clay 's rough childhood and how his singing has meant everything to him. Tracy delivers all the information that Clay fans have been waiting for. |
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Famous People of Asian AncestryFamous People of Asian Ancestry features twenty-six prominent Asian Americans featured in full-length, short biographies, fully illustrated with black & white personal photographs. These lively and entertaining stories bring to life the Asian American experience in the twentieth century. |
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Famous People of Hispanic HeritageFamous People of Hispanic Heritage is a series featuring authorized biographies of famous, prominent, and up-and coming role models for young adults. The featured role models speak directly to young adults about topics and issues of importance to the Hispanic community. The collection contains many first-time biographies for young adults not found in any other collection. |
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Great Achievement AwardsGreat Achievement Awards is a Mitchell Lane's series written especially for middle school readers, grades 4 through 8. The fast-paced, easy-reading text is illustrated with full-color photographs that help young adults understand the people behind some of our great achievement awards. Jam-packed with information, each book contains 9,000 words. |
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Latinos in American HistoryLatinos in American History: The Hispanic Influence in the United States is a series that focuses on the unique contributions Hispanics have made in the United States from the earliest Spanish explorers to the many successful Latinos in contemporary America. Each book provides historical and factual easy-reading stories. |
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Latinos in BaseballLatinos in Baseball are non-fictionalized stories that present the lives of contemporary, Latino baseball players for young readers. Latinos in Baseball are appropriate for all middle school and high school students. They can also be used with ESL students grades 8 and up |
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Latinos at Work: Career Role ModelsLatinos at Work: Career Role Models for Young Adults is a valuable vocational reference series which is a must for all libraries serving Hispanic youth. Each book begins with a description of many careers along with education, talent, and experience necessary, salary ranges, and outlooks from a Latino perspective. Part 2 details profiles of success and Part 3 is a complete resource section. |
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Legends of Health and FitnessLegends of Health and Fitness are non-fictionalized stories that present the lives of contemporary health and fitness role models for young adults. Each book begins with a chapter that gives a history and background of the sport or career and ties the sport to health and fitness. Legends of Health and Fitness are appropriate for all middle school and high school students who want to lead a healthy and fit lifestyle. |
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Real-Life Reader BiographiesReal-Life Reader Biographies are non-fictionalized stories that present the lives of contemporary role models for young readers. These are the stories of real men and women who, despite many obstacles, followed their dreams. |
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A Robbie Reader - Science BiographyEasy-to-read short biographies of some of the great names in science. |
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Uncharted, Unexplored, and UnexplainedBeautifully designed in full color, books in the Uncharted, Unexplored, and Unexplained series highlight the scientific advancements of the 19th Century. Told like a novel, but with complete factual accuracy, each book is a page-turner, keeping your middle-grade reader in suspense chapter after chapter. |
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Unlocking the Secrets of ScienceUnlocking the Secrets of Science is written especially for young adult readers. This 30-title set profiles the achievers of the twentieth century in science, medicine, and technology, many of whom have never been featured in stories for middle grades. The series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. |
