Rajczak, Kristen

Learn how to land a role-playing job, performing in character with guests or onstage. Also covered are the many areas in which you can exercise your interests away from the spotlight. Readers will learn how to leverage such skills as acting, dancing, and doing crafts to nail an interview, audition, or future career in or out of the fair environment.

This books tells many strange stories about the human body and about medical discoveries or diseases.

Nelson Mandela, the late president of South Africa, was a civil rights leader for more than 50 years, and he spent more than 25 of those years in prison for fighting apartheid. This exceptional biography takes readers to a time and place they need to know about. The struggles of the South African black population against racism and discrimination resonate with all races today. Photographs of the era and quotations from Mandela and others will shed light on this important leader's legacy. His example lives on for others to follow. Full-color photographs, Black and White Photographs, Sidebars, Graphic Organizers, Maps, Glossary, For Further Information Section, Index.

"Pioneer women faced hard winters, few supplies, and loneliness once they settled on the American frontier, and that doesn't even account for the months-long journey to their new home! During the mid-1800s, hundreds of thousands of Americans moved west as the United States expanded. From the women settling in Ohio to those striking out on their own during the California gold rush, pioneer women were a strong, courageous group. In this volume, readers encounter fun, surprising facts about pioneer women's unique place in history."--Provided by publisher.

This books tells many strange stories about the human body and about medical discoveries or diseases.

Presents twenty trivia facts about stars.

Explores how the Donner party survived their expedition.

The Shoshone people's history is forever tied to the period known as westward expansion in the United States. Occupying lands in present-day Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, California, and Nevada, the Shoshone tribe lived in western North America for hundreds of years before white settlers were drawn there by land and gold. In fact, most Shoshone never encountered a white person until the 1800s! Readers are introduced to the Shoshone people through their history and culture. Full-color photographs and historic images highlight their nomadic lifestyle, and fact boxes add interesting detail to curriculum-supporting content.