Bethany Bryan

In the United States, the women's rights movement began with women demanding suffrage, or the right to vote, in the late nineteenth century. Over the next hundred years, this fight for equal rights would evolve and shift. Readers will trace the history of the women's rights movement through project-based learning. Students can model their own projects on those provided, including drawing maps, writing letters to important historical figures, and more....

Simone Biles is four foot eight, making her the shortest American athlete to participate in the 2016 Olympic Games. But Biles soars high above her competition and is one of the most decorated athletes in the world, with twenty-five competition medals between the Olympics and World Championships. This engaging biography delves into the early life of Biles, including her Texas roots and how she found a unique family with her adoptive parents Ron and...

Winning the American Revolution was the first step to starting the new nation of the United States. However, without a ratified constitution, the fledgling country was not completely united. This insightful book guides readers through the eighty-five essays that make up the Federalist Papers. It explores the notions that pushed the states toward ratification and promoted a solid federal government. It takes readers through the history of why these...

Crystal meth and other amphetamines are illegal synthetic drugs that are cheap to produce and very damaging. These stimulants are highly aggressive and gradually destroy the body of a user. This book will guide readers through the warning signs of possibl

Hair and makeup can transform actors, placing them in a different time and place, or even altering their age. This book explores the ways these artists lend their talents to the stage and how they work with others on the theater team to give each play a distinctive look.

Ice hockey-which has been evolving for thousands of years-is not now, nor has it ever been, a sport for the timid. Armed with pounds of padding, wooden sticks, and goal-driven intensity, the players of this sport are indeed a force-a fast and often fierce force. Readers of this book will learn about the history and evolving rules of the game, how it came to be organized into leagues, and who the movers and shakers in the icy and often adrenaline-riddled...

"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Barbados"--Provided by publisher.

While plays are printed works and are therefore certainly able to be read, they don't truly come alive until they are performed, with actors breathing life into the words on the page. After reading this engaging and informative book, young readers may well want to write and perform their own creative works. Happily, how to do just that is spelled out in the book itself. Also included are excerpts from famous and not-so-famous plays-all to educate,...