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…
Blessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later was involved in negotiating the peace treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War. He also invented bifocals, a stove that is still manufactured, a water-harmonica, and the lightning rod.…
“Kamu ini belum terkenal saja sudah sombong sekali. Begitu banyak orang menginginkan peran itu, kamu malah menolaknya! Kamu lupa dengan perjuangan kamu selama ini? Dengan jilbab kamu tidak akan pernah bisa jadi apa-apa!” Hidup penuh lika-liku: sedih, bahagia, tawa, duka, canda, dan ceria. Semampu apa seseorang mengelola emosi-emosi jiwa ini, setinggi itu pula sikap mental yang akan dimil…
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…