First performed in 1895, "An Ideal Husband" is Oscar Wilde's classic and much-loved comedic drama. The play tells the story of an up-and-coming politician, Sir Robert Chiltern, who tries to hide his secret past from his judgmental wife and the blackmail scheme he is forced to participate in to keep that secret quiet. Lady Chiltern has a very particular idea of what makes the "ideal husband" which leaves her with little tolerance for Sir Robert's all...

Meet some of today's leading filmmakers as they share their career journeys. Find out how they tackle challenges and solve problems as you strategize with adding and subtracting mixed numbers. Before you see anything on the big screen, discover the big dreams of some master storytellers-filmmakers. By integrating math and literacy skills, this high-interest math reader makes learning math fun and easy as students are engaged in reading about famous...

Sonora Carver was an American entertainer, most notable as one of the first female horse divers. Carver answered an ad placed by "Doc" William Frank Carver in 1923 for a diving girl and soon earned a place in circus history. Her job was to mount a running horse as it reached the top of a forty-foot (sometimes sixty-foot) tower and sail down along the animal's back as it plunged into a deep pool of water directly below. Sonora was a sensation and soon...

Young baseball fans will be riveted as they learn all the stats and accomplishments of one of the sports finest players, first baseman Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have never been more important. Just about every part of our lives is touched by one or more of those fields. In this book, check out many stories from the world of Entertainment, including these breaking headlines: Science: Animal Biologists Turns Snakes into Stars! Technology: Motion Capture Magic! Engineering: VR Creates 360-Degree Entertainment Math: Music Stars Use Algorithms to Find Fans Inside,...

Prince Fielder comes from a legacy of Major League Baseball players. This book hits it out of the park with lots of excellent information on the life of one of baseball's finest.

Bo Diddley-known as The Originator-was an influential American rock & roll singer and songwriter known for his unique transitional style. This book follows his life and accomplishments from his birth in Mississippi to his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Vibrant photographs help emphasize the vivacious personality of this great entertainer.

There are hundreds of people who make a live show worth seeing: the entertainers on stage, of course, but also the many people behind the scenes whose work ensures that the show will be a success. Set designer Machiko Weston meticulously creates miniature 3D sets that capture the smallest detail of what the actual stage will look like. Long-haul trucker Ben Pinel makes sure that instruments, lights, and speakers get to the venue safely and on time....

What Is Fingerplay? Fingerplay is hand movements coordinated with a song, rhyme, or occasionally a short story. The movements may be gross, meaning they involve the entire hand in a large motion such as waving. Or they could be fine, where they involve smaller, more detailed movements of the fingers. Encourage your child to use their finger to follow the bee.Encourage your child to move like a bee and buzz like a bee. Using fingerplays, songs and...

Many people dream of singing in front of millions of people. In this book, early readers see they can stop singing in their showers and can bring their voice to the stage. With strong picture-text correlation and an innovative approach to learning basic vocabulary and literacy skills, readers learn that they can be anything they want when they grow up. This title published subject to a trademark license with WIGU Publishing, LLC.