Carrie Underwood (Superstars!)

Carrie Underwood is a country music singer and songwriter. This book details her life and quick rise to fame as a winner of the television competition American Idol. The hot, young star has won several music awards and has even broken her own Guinness World Record for having the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. More recently Carrie has branched out into acting, including roles in TV shows, movies, and a live Rodgers and Hammerstein theater production.

Children's Books

Burns, Kylie

Biographies

Crabtree Classics

Profiles the award-winning country music star who began her career on "American Idol."

Sparta! (Crabtree Chrome)

Describes the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, the ultimate military society, including their military technology, how they raised their children, and how they differed from their most powerful opponent, Athens.

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

Crabtree Pub Co

The ultimate military society is explored in this book on the ancient Spartan civilization. From training methods to the famed Battle of Thermopylae, the heroics and failures of Sparta are uncovered.

Endangered Bears is suitable for ages 6-10.

Endangered Bears (Earth's Endangered Animals, 16)

Kalman, Bobbie

Animals

Explains what a food chain is by describing the food chains seen in marshes and wetlands.

Wetland Food Chains (Food Chains, 12)

William Kamkwamba: Powering his Village (Remarkable Lives Revealed)

Imagine your family had to choose between sending you to school or having enough food to eat. This book tells how William Kamkwamba was forced to drop out of his school in Wimbe, Malawi, when a famine struck his village and his family, who relied on farming, could no longer afford his tuition fee. Instead of giving up on his education, William visited his local library often. It was here that he read a book about wind power. At the age of 14, William used what he learned from the book to build a windmill that brought power to his familys home. He has since built his villages first drinking water pump. Williams ingenuity, perseverance, and initiative are an inspiration to many people around the world.

William Kamkwamba: Powering His Village (Remarkable Lives Revealed)

Crabtree Publishing Company

A Skyscraper Reaches Up (Be an Engineer! Designing to Solve Problems)

Engineers design skyscrapers to help solve the challenge of making room for a large number of people on a small piece of land. Young readers will learn about the steps in the engineering design process and see what shapes and materials are used in construction to make tall buildings stable. A link to interactive activities online plus an activity in the book allow readers to create skyscrapers that can withstand weight, weather, natural disastersand time!

Arts, Music & Photography

A Bridge Goes Over (Be an Engineer! Designing to Solve Problems)

Engineers design bridges to help solve the challenges of barriers that block the movement of people. Young readers will learn about the steps in the engineering design process and see how different types of bridges suit different types of obstacles. They will also discover what materials are used in construction to make bridges stable. A link to interactive activities online plus an activity in the book allow readers to create bridges that stand up to the forces of extreme weather and natural disasters.

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Carrie Underwood (Superstars!)

Carrie Underwood (Superstars!)

Sparta! (Crabtree Chrome)

Sparta! (Crabtree Chrome)

Endangered Bears (Earth's Endangered Animals, 16)

Wetland Food Chains (Food Chains, 12)

William Kamkwamba: Powering His Village (Remarkable Lives Revealed)

William Kamkwamba: Powering his Village (Remarkable Lives Revealed)

A Skyscraper Reaches Up (Be an Engineer! Designing to Solve Problems)

A Bridge Goes Over (Be an Engineer! Designing to Solve Problems)