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Meet popular band 5 Seconds of Summer! In this engaging title, readers will learn about 5 SoS's beginnings in Australia and follow the band's success from singing cover songs on social media to its run opening for One Direction, to the band's first smash hit "She Looks So Perfect" and number one album 5 Seconds of Summer and follow up Sounds Good Feels Good. In addition, each band member is featured, detailing individual achievements of each. Table...
2) Adam Sandler
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Meet actor and comedian Adam Sandler! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Sandler's childhood in New Hampshire and his career as a comedian. Sandler's acting career is covered, from his early work on Saturday Night Live to his smash-hit movies such as Billy Madison, The Wedding Singer, and Happy Gilmore. Sandler's evolution into movie producer with Happy Madison Productions is included, as is his charitable work with Boys and Girls Clubs...
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Meet famous entertainer Justin Timberlake! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Timberlake's childhood in Memphis, Tennessee, and his role on the Mickey Mouse Club. Timberlake's early work with band *NSYNC and his entry into solo work with Grammy Award winning album Justified are covered. Timberlake's Emmy Award winning acting career including Saturday Night Live and movies such as The Social Network is covered, as are his musical collaborations...
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Meet real-life princess Kate Middleton! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Middleton's childhood in Bucklebury, England and her meeting of Prince William at Scotland's University of Saint Andrews. William and Kate's royal wedding is covered, as is the birth of their children George and Charlotte. Middleton's charitable work with UNICEF and East Anglia's Children's Hospices is included, as is her establishment of the Royal Foundation....
5) Katy Perry
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Meet singing sensation Katy Perry! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Perry's childhood in California, and follow her career from her early work in faith-based music, to her first album One Of the Boys with its Grammy Award winning single "I Kissed a Girl, and her second album Teenage Dream which garnered four Grammy Award nominations. Her third album Prism is covered, as is her television work and her record label Metamorphosis Records....
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Meet famous music star Meghan Trainor! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Trainor's childhood in Massachusetts, her early education at the Berklee College of Music, her move to Nashville, Tennessee and her early songwriting career. Trainor's breakout song "All About that Bass" and album Title are covered, as is her charitable work with the Charlotte and Gwyneth Gray Foundation. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot"...
7) Nick Jonas
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Meet singing sensation Nick Jonas! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Jonas's early work in theater, his early album Nicholas Jonas, and his work in the band Jonas Brothers with siblings Nick, Kevin, and Joe, before starting his solo career. Jonas's theater career in plays such as Les Miserables and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is covered, as is his work in television such as Hawaii Five-O. Jonas's charitable work...
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Meet popular boy band One Direction! In this engaging title, readers will learn about One Direction's beginnings in the United Kingdom and follow the band's success from their start on The X Factor, to their albums Up All Night, Take Me Home, Four, and the best selling Midnight Memories. The band's many awards are covered, as is its charitable work with organizations such as Rays of Sunshine. In addition, each band member is featured, detailing individual...
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Meet famous music star Pharrell Williams! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Williams's childhood in Virginia, his meeting in high school of friend Chad Hugo, and their founding of the Neptunes. Williams's work with the Neptunes is covered, including their first hit, Britney Spears's "I'm a Slave 4 U". Williams's career as a musician with both band N.E.R.D. and his solo work including his first album On My Mind is covered, as are his...
10) R5
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Meet popular band R5! In this engaging title, readers will learn about R5's beginnings in Los Angeles, California and follow the band's success from the early EPs Ready Set Rock and Heart Made Up On You to its latest album Sometime Last Night. In addition, each band member is featured, detailing individual achievements of each in music, television and movies. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information,...
11) Riker Lynch
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Meet famous entertainer Riker Lynch! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Lynch's childhood in Colorado, his family's move to California, and the founding of the band R5 with siblings Rocky, Ross, and Rydel and friend Ellington Ratliff. Riker's acting career on shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Glee, and Dancing With the Stars is covered, as is his success with R5 including album Sometime Last Night. Table of contents, map, "Did...
12) Taylor Swift
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Meet pop star Taylor Swift! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Swift's childhood in Pennsylvania, her family's move to Nashville, Tennessee and her start in country music with albums Taylor Swift and Fearless to her expansion into pop with Speak Now, Red, and 1989. Swift's many awards are covered, including her seven Grammy Awards and 20 Billboard Music Awards, as is her charitable work with libraries, schools, and hospitals. Table of...
13) Adele
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Meet singing sensation Adele! In this engaging title, readers will follow Adele's career from her smash debut album 19 through fifteen Grammy Awards and an Oscar! Her charitable work with organizations such as Keep a Child Alive and Drop4Drop is also featured. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
14) Beyoncé
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Meet pop star Beyoncé! In this engaging title, readers will follow Beyoncé's career from Destiny's Child to her first solo album Dangerously in Love to singing the national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration to a record 62 Grammy Award nominations! Beyoncé's charitable work is also featured. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common...
15) Blake Shelton
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Meet Famous entertainer Blake Shelton! In this engaging title, readers will Follow Blake Shelton's career from his first album Blake Shelton, to his work on The Voice to his nine Country Music Association Awards and four Academy of Country Music Awards! Shelton's charitable work is also featured. Table of contents, map, and "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core...
16) Carrie Underwood
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Meet famous entertainer Carrie Underwood! In this engaging title, readers will follow Carrie Underwood's career from her start on American Idol to her first album Some Hearts on the way to twelve Academy of Country Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards and seven Grammy Awards! Underwood's charitable work is also featured. Table of contents, map, and "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and...
17) Drake
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Meet famous music star Drake! In this engaging title, readers will follow Drake's career from his role on Degrassi: The Next Generation to his move into music and first album Thank Me Later to four American Music Awards and three Grammy Awards! Drake's charitable work is also featured. Table of contents, map, and "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
18) Justin Bieber
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Meet pop star Justin Bieber! In this engaging title, readers will follow Justin Bieber's career from YouTube to his first album My World all the way to twelve American Music Awards and a Grammy Award! His charitable work with Pencils of Promise is also featured. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
19) Lady Gaga
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Meet Famous entertainer Lady Gaga! In this engaging title, readers will follow Lady Gaga's career from her first album The Fame to singing the national anthem at one Super Bowl and performing the half time show at anther, on the way to winning six Grammy Awards! Her charitable work with the Born This Way Foundation is also featured. Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index...
20) Rihanna
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Meet pop star Rihanna! In this engaging title, readers will follow Rihanna's career from her first album Music of the Sun all the way to twelve American Music Awards and eight Grammy Awards! Her charitable work with the Clara Lionel Foundation is also featured. Table of contents, map, and "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
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