As a young girl in Cuba, Alicia Alonso practiced ballet in tennis shoes. Within a few years, she was in New York City, with a promising ballet career. But her eyesight began to fail. When Alicia needed surgeries to save her vision, dancing was impossible, but she wouldn't give up her dream. She found the strength and determination to return to the stage and become a prima ballerina.
Every superhero has their origin story: a radioactive spider bite turns ordinary teen Peter Parker into Spider-Man, wealthy Tony Stark escapes captivity by building his Iron Man suit, scientist Bruce Banner survives gamma rays only to transform into the Hulk.
Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about America's First Lady of Television, Betty White! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers!
New York City’s desegregated Palladium Ballroom springs to life with a diverse 1940s cast in this jazzy picture-book tribute to the history of mambo and Latin jazz.
Packed with facts from the TV series Star Wars: The Mandalorian, this book is aimed at young kids who want to join Mando, Grogu, Boba Fett, and Ahsoka Tano on their thrilling adventures.
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage.
As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn’t have a lot of exposure to ballet or promine
Packed with bonus collectible cards, art prints, stickers, posters, and more, Harry Potter: Magical Creatures: A Movie Scrapbook is a one-of-a-kind guide to the unique creatures of the Wizarding World.
From centaurs to merpeople and horn-tailed dragons, magical creatures and terrifying beasts are beloved and fascinating characters in the Harry Potter films.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Bake your way through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Inspired by the films, this is the ONE and ONLY official Harry Potter cookbook!
Your favorite characters are now part of the Who HQ library!
The Mummy joins other classic horror characters Dracula and Frankenstein in our What Is the Story Of? series.
#1 New York Times bestselling Who HQ series brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time.
Grab your golden ticket and learn how Willy Wonka became an internationally popular figure in literature and film.
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The definitive guide to more than 275 heroes, villains, aliens, and droids of the Star Wars galaxy.
The latest edition of this beloved title has been comprehensively updated to include new characters from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and both seasons of Star Wars: The Mandalorian.