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This title introduces Jim Brown who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Brown's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

This informative title highlights the life of Marilyn Monroe. Readers will learn about Monroe's background from her birth as Norma Jean through her unstable childhood in foster homes and orphanages to her marriage to James Dougherty at age 16. Monroe's early work is discussed, from her beginnings as a model with Blue Book Modeling Agency to her signing with Twentieth Century Fox Studios, and her becoming Marilyn Monroe, through early films such...

"Women have made some of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. In this title, readers learn about Hedy Lamarr from her early career as a Hollywood actress to her invention of a frequency-hopping mechanism that is now used in cell phones and GPS technology. A timeline, sidebars, fun facts, glossary, and index supplement the text." -- Publisher's website.

This book traces the life and career of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood in Illinois, through his time as an actor, to his activities in public office.

Traces the life of world famous movie comedian who rose from a childhood of poverty to become a successful and influential film maker

Highlights the personal life and professional career of the young native Californian actor, Leonardo DiCaprio.

A biography of the young actor who has built his career on roles in such films as "The Basketball Diaries," "Romeo + Juliet," and "Titanic."

Biography of the Canadian-born comedian and actor who ever since childhood has had a great need to make people laugh.

Profiles the popular, Academy Award-winning actress who has been called "the most powerful celebrity on the planet" and "America's best movie star."