In this compelling biografy, you'll meet Chamique Holdsclaw, basketball's latest superstar. From her days playing pickup games on playgrounds, to her amazing start in the WNBA where she was named Rookie of the Year, Chamique is already being compared to basketball's greatest starts!
This engaging collection of literary non-fiction for Key Stage 3 students includes: * A wide variety of texts from different genres and times such as letters, biography, autobiography, journal, reportage, diaries and speeches. * Material covering famous and fascinating people such as Nelson Mandela, Leonardo DiCaprio and David Beckham. * Texts written by authors suggested in the National Cu…
Three years ago, Miley Cyrus was a virtual unknown. Her life in rural Tennessee was filled with family, friends, school, cheerleading, and the daily tasks of living on a farm. And then came a little show called Hannah Montana. Almost overnight, Miley would rocket to superstardom, becoming a television and singing phenomenon. Quiet days were replaced with sold-out concerts, television app…
At the age of twenty-three, Leonardo DiCaprio has already achieved the kind of success for which most actors strive their entire career. His talent shines in his Golden Globe-nominated performance as Jack Dawson in the blockbuster film Titanic though his turn as a modern-day Romeo to Claire Danes' Juliet had already cemented his status as a romantic personality. But Leo isn't all glamour -- in…
Cesar Chavez was born near Yuma, Arizona in 1927.