biographies

Presents a brief biography designed for young readers describing the life and career of musician Harry Styles. Offers easy-to-read text and black-and-white illustrations that narrate his childhood, audition for the "X Factor," success with his band One Direction, and his solo career. Includes timelines.

Chronicles the lives of brothers Martin and Chris Kratt, zoologists who have committed themselves to teaching people about wild animals, and details their early lives and their journey to becoming filmmakers with their own TV show.

In 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko, a scientific experiment that evolved into an intimate friendship lasting almost half a century and changed the course of human-animal communication.

"Dwayne Johnson is better known as the Rock. How much do you know about this pro wrestler turned superstar actor? High-interest details and photos of his fascinating life will enthrall reluctant and struggling readers, while carefully leveled text will leave them feeling confident"--Provided by publisher.

This is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains.

The author describes the experiences of growing up on an African farm during the Rhodesian Bush War, white colonialism in the 1970s, and Zimbabwean independence in the 1980s.

Explores the life of Jesus and the movement he started, challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the series transports the viewer back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus once lived and preached. Traces Jesus' life, focusing on the events that occurred after he died and on his first followers.

Presents an illustrated biography of Beyonce? from Destiny's Child to her solo career, includes a fact and photo section in the back.

"Describes the life and work of Mae Jemison, a doctor and engineer as well as the first African-American woman in space"--Provided by publisher.