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Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers
A one-year subscription to Biography Today includes:
- 3 softcover issues, 6" x 9"
- Published in January, April, and September
- 192 pages per issue
- 10 in-depth profiles per issue, covering people of interest to young readers from a broad range of fields
- Cumulative General Index in each issue
The biographical profiles in Biography Today are written especially for young readers ages 9 and above, in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. The alphabetically arranged entries are visually interesting, with easy-to-read typefaces, photographs of individuals profiled, and highlighted quotations. Bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information on each individual’s birth, youth, early memories, education, first jobs, marriage and family, career highlights, memorable experiences, hobbies, and honors and awards.
Each profile ends with a list of easily accessible sources designed to lead the student to further reading on the individual. Entries also furnish a current mailing address and a list of relevant Web sites.
Individuals scheduled to be profiled in 2010 include:
- Béyonce - music, R&B singer
- Bieber, Justin - music, pop singer
- Bolden, Charles - director of NASA
- Bolt, Usain - athlete, track
- Dudamel, Gustavo - music, classical conductor
- Egozy, Eran, & Rigopulos, Alex - business leaders, creators of Guitar Hero & Rock Star video games
- Gaiman, Neil - author, comic book creator
- Gevinson, Tavi - teen fashion blogger
- Jackman, Hugh - actor, movies, X-Men
- James, Jesse - TV show host, motorcycles
- James, LeBron - athlete, basketball
- Lady GaGa - music
- Lautner, Taylor - actor, movies, Twilight
- Liddell, Chuck - athlete, mixed martial arts
- Mary-Mary - gospel, hip hop
- Meneses Jacobs, Christianne - TV publisher of the Spanish-language kids magazine Iguana
- Merck, Melinda - veterinary forensics
- Meyers, Stephenie - author, Twilight
- Mitchell, Shireen - promotes digital media & technology for women
- Ovechkin, Alexander - athlete, hockey, Washington Capitals
- Paisley, Brad - music, country
- Palmer, Keke - actress, Disney TV
- Paramore - rock band
- Parker, Candace - athlete, basketball, LA Sparks
- Protess, David - journalist, Innocence Project
- Pujols, Albert - athlete, baseball
- Saldana, Zoe - actress, movies
- Sotomayor, Sonia - Supreme Court justice
- Spinney, Carroll - Big Bird on “Sesame Street”
- Stewart, Kristen - actor, movies, Twilight
. . . and many more!
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Edited by Cherie D. Abbey. Illustrated. Indexes,
2010 edition. 576 Pages. 978-0-7808-1061-7. January 2010. $64.00.
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