McAneney, Caitie

"In this age of YouTube sensations and televised music competitions, it can seem like pop stars actually ""pop"" up overnight. However, it's rare that someone can truly become a music sensation without first logging many hours of hard work. Luckily, this guide, featuring many famous pop stars, can take readers behind the scenes to find out the many ways that pop stars have been discovered as well as tips readers can use to prepare themselves for a life in music. A fun design featuring infographics make this high-interest topic even more appealing.".

This exciting volume is all about the big cat that prowls the Americas—the mountain lion. This book covers fun facts about mountain lion anatomy, behavior, and diet, as well as its amazing hunting skill and far-ranging habitat. Readers will also learn about what happens when mountain lions cross paths with people, and how we can save this endangered animal from extinction.

Readers gain insight into the lives of Native American women through short, surprising, and often amusing facts about the role of Native American women in their tribes across North America, emphasizing their daily lives, clothing, marriage customs, role in tribal leadership and introduces important female figures in history.

Readers will follow along with a battle of the velociraptor and the bull shark and decide who they think would be the ultimate victor.

This book details how jellyfish survive without a brain and other weird facts about the invertebrate world.

"A book for young readers about the taiga"-- Provided by publisher.

Explores how the gray wolf came under attack, and how conservationists are working to change people's attitude toward the species.

"Introduces readers to the science behind erosion and weathering. Readers will dig deep to uncover the many forces that impact the shape of the earth, including wind, water, and living creatures."--Publisher.

"Introduces readers to the science behind erosion and weathering. Readers will dig deep to uncover the many forces that impact the shape of the earth, including wind, water, and living creatures."--Publisher.

Jamestown is celebrated as the first permanent English settlement in North America, but underneath the well-known history is a darker past. In its beginning years, Jamestown was far from successful. In fact, most colonists who came to Jamestown never left; they died shortly after arriving. This fascinating book delves into the challenges of the colony, revealing its successes, tragedies, and even horrors, cannibalism! Readers will be surprised to learn about the real-life Pocahontas and John Smith, and eager to find out more about what really happened in this Virginia colony's early days.