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Tom Monaghan: Domino's Pizza Innovator
In this title, unwrap the life of talented Domino's Pizza innovator Tom Monaghan! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in a Michigan orphanage and foster care. Students can follow Monaghan's success story from college dropout to US Marine Corps to successful pizza chain businessman. Monaghan's family and retirement years are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest including his influence on pizza delivery standards. An entertaining sidebar, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Colonel Harland Sanders: KFC Creator
In this title, unwrap the life of talented KFC creator Colonel Harland Sanders! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in rural Indiana. Students can follow Sanders's success from his early days as family cook to his work on farms, in the US Army, on railroads, and finally at gas stations, where he perfected the Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe. Sanders's family and his retirement years as a television advertising star are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest including the state of KFC in the fast food world today. An entertaining sidebar, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Jonas Salk: Medical Innovator and Polio Vaccine Developer
This biography examines the remarkable life of Jonas Salk using easy-to-read, compelling text. Through striking black-and-white images and rich color photographs, readers will learn about Salk?s family background, childhood, education, groundbreaking research, and creation of the polio vaccine. Informative sidebars enhance and support the text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts page, glossary, bibliography, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Women in Track and Field
Introduces readers to the development of women’s track and field, as well as the sport’s star players from past to present. Colorful spreads, fascinating sidebars, and athlete bios make this a thrilling read for young sports fans.
Sacagawea, Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark
Lewis and Clark first explored the North American West more than two hundred years ago. A number of Native Americans helped the duo and their crew survive their travels from 1804 to 1806. In fact, one of them, Sacagawea, is now a legend. The Shoshone teen was married to a French Trader and became mother to a baby son. Because she spoke two Native languages, Sacagawea joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a translator. Together, they traveled eight thousand miles to the Pacific Ocean and back, no easy feat during the early nineteenth century. Ever since, their story has been told and retold. Readers will learn how fate brought them together in life and in death.
John Pemberton: Coca-Cola Developer
In this title, unwrap the life of talented Coca-Cola Inventor John Pemberton! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in Georgia. Students can follow Pemberton's success story from his early days in the Confederate Army to his work in medicine after the Civil War and his invention of Coca-Cola. Pemberton's family life and the sale of his secret recipe are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest, including the state of Coca-Cola in the world today. An entertaining sidebar, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Mo Willems
This biography introduces readers to Mo Willems, author and illustrator of the incredibly popular Knuffle Bunny books. Readers will learn about Willems's childhood in Louisiana through his years in New York and current family life in Massachusetts, his early interests in sculpture and cartooning, his experience working for Sesame Street, the creation of the Pigeon and the publication of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, as well as his latest projects, including Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed and new additions to the funny Elephant and Piggie books. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Willems's childhood, family, education, life as an illustrator, and his beloved works. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Drugs and alcohol can be not just harmful but also addictive. Drug and Alcohol Addiction examines the science behind these addictions, how they affect people's lives, and how modern treatments offer hope.
Contemporary American Poetry: "Not the End, But the Beginning"
"Discover some of the poetry of leading contemporary American poets, including: Roethke, Bishop, Stafford, Lowell, Brooks, Wilbur, Ginsberg, Merwin, Plath, Collins, and Gluck"--Provided by publisher.
How to Analyze the Works of Suzanne Collins
This title explores the creative works of famous author Suzanne Collins. Works analyzed include The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Clear, comprehensive text gives background biographical information of Collins. The "You Critique It" feature invites readers to analyze other creative works on their own. A table of contents, timeline, list of works, resources, source notes, glossary, and an index are also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
