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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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NBA champion, sports analyst, and successful businessman Shaquille O'Neal is a lively and entertaining addition to the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!Shaquille O'Neal discovered his love of basketball while spending time in an afterschool program called the Boys & Girls Club of America. Standing over six feet tall by the time he turned eleven years old, Shaq--as he is affectionately known--continued to practice the game and stunned the country with h...

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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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Whether you call it football or soccer, there's no disputing that David Beckham is one of the best players in the history of the game!Whenever a young David Beckham was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he'd always answer with the same response: I want to be a footballer. This English native got his wish when he joined the Manchester United team in 1991. Since then, he has been crossing, bending, and free-kicking his way to stardom. In his twenty-year car...

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Ellen Labrecque

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21st Century Skills Library: Cool Vocational Careers

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an air traffic controller. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch opponent of the encroaching German Nazis. Churchill served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only Briti...

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Ellen Labrecque

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21st Century Skills Library: Global Citizens: Environmentalism

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Wildlife Conservation, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a bibliography, glossa...

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Ellen Labrecque

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21st Century Skills Library: Global Citizens: Environmentalism

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Clean Water, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a bibliography, glossary, and in...

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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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Who HQ Illustrated Biographies

Learn more about the funniest woman on TV!Lucille Ball revolutionized television with her show I Love Lucy. Learn all about her story, from performing on lunch counters for family to Hollywood and beyond!This book is highly illustrated and full of all the iconic nonfiction details the Who HQ series is known for.

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Ellen Labrecque

Meet Carlo: an Italian fifteen-year-old techie who loved coding, video games, animals, and especially Jesus!This fascinating, visually engaging biography of Saint Carlo Acutis unfolds the life and spirituality of the first millennial saint for children ages 8 to 11.This award-winning book features full-color photos; testimonies from Carlo’s friends and family; and informative sidebars that break open the historical, cultural, and religious contexts of Carlo’s life and holin...

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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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Who HQ Illustrated Biographies

Take a trip in the Yellow Submarine in this illustrated book about one of the most famous bands of all time!Follow the journey of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, from their start in Liverpool to their extraordinary success worldwide. This book is highly illustrated and full of all the iconic nonfiction details the Who HQ series is known for.

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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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Learn about the showstopping life of one of the most famous entertainers of all time in this book about Frank Sinatra from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare change in his family's New Jersey tavern. Those small beginnings would be the start of an incredible career in which Frank became one of the best-selling musicians of ...

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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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The inspiring story of amputee Bethany Hamilton, who survived losing her arm in a shark attack and then went on to become a professional surfer!Bethany Hamilton grew up in a family full of surfers. She learned to surf at a very young age and earned her first sponsorship by the time she was nine. When Bethany was thirteen, her life was changed forever when a fourteen-foot-long tiger shark burst out of the water and bit off her left arm while she was surfing on the n...

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Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ

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Who HQ Illustrated Biographies

Discover more about the first pair of brothers to play against each other in the Super Bowl!Learn all about Jason and Travis Kelce's lives and careers in this illustrated book! Filled with all the iconic hallmarks of a Who HQ biography, sports fans will have a chance to learn new things about their favorite players or discover them for the first time!