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Books with author Nicole K Orr

  • Millie Bobby Brown

    Nicole K Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Publishing, March 15, 2017)
    Ever since she became famous for her role in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, audiences have been wondering about the actor Millie Bobby Brown. Up until being cast into the creepy TV show, almost no one had heard Brown's name before. This wasn't because she had other dreams besides acting. In fact, there was very little Brown wanted to do more than act. She put all of her tears into it. Her family put all of their money into it. In the end, it paid off. Millie Bobby Brown became a star.
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  • Tom Holland

    Nicole K. Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Oct. 15, 2017)
    Actor Tom Holland had wanted to play Spider-Man since he was a kid. But it would take more than wearing a Spider-Man suit and practicing Spider-Man moves on his brothers to land the part. Find out how months of training in martial arts, gymnastics, and boxing transformed the shy Holland into the superhero of his dreams.
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  • The Animals of Asia

    Nicole K. Orr

    Library Binding (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Sept. 15, 2016)
    Have you ever seen a bird with a beard? Would you like to meet a centipede as long as your foot? How about saying hello to a panda as it sleeps and eats the day away? Step into Asia. Here, you'll see komodo dragons battle for the perfect mate and watch birds eat bones for lunch!
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  • Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Nicole K Orr

    Library Binding (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Oct. 15, 2017)
    "Would you be surprised to find out that the Leaning Tower of Pisa wasn't supposed to lean? It started to lean while it was being built. Find out why the tower leans, as well as some of the crazy ideas people had for fixing it!"--Publisher's description.
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  • Zendaya

    Nicole K Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Oct. 15, 2017)
    Actor, singer, and dancer Zendaya wrote a book on how to be a confident teen. She may say she's not a role model, but all over the world, she is inspiring millions of other young women to be comfortable with who they are. And she's in Spider-Man.
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  • The Sydney Opera House

    Nicole K Orr

    Library Binding (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Oct. 15, 2016)
    If you are ever in Sydney, Australia and ask a few Sydneysiders what to see first, they will tell you to visit the Opera House. It is one of the most elaborate entertainment venues in the world and has hosted some of the biggest names in entertainment. It is home to Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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  • The Flatiron Building

    Nicole K. Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2018)
    The world is covered in famous buildings. When people see these buildings in construction, they are often excited. This was not true of the Flatiron Building in New York City. New Yorkers were terrified the building was going to fall over. Worse than that, the winds created by such a strangely shaped structure kept knocking people over! There were so many concerns, the Flatiron earned the nickname Burnham's Folly! Now read the story behind the building. Meet Daniel Burnham, the man behind the designs who gave NYC one of its most famous buildings, which never did fall over.
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  • Stephen Curry

    Nicole K Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Publishing, March 15, 2017)
    Shares the life of the Golden State Warriors star, including his early years as the son of a professional basketball player and his efforts to be taken seriously as a young player in spite of his relatively small size.
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  • The Louvre

    Nicole K. Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2018)
    The Louvre Museum in Paris, France is unique for many reasons. To see everything in this museum, you'd have to walk more than eight miles. Kept here is one of the most famous paintings in the world, the Mona Lisa. This painting's fame is so incredible, she was once stolen from the Louvre. She also had a rock and even a mug of tea thrown at her! Most people have heard about the Louvre, but not everyone knows it wasn't always a museum. Read the story of the days before the Louvre held paintings. Those were the days of kings, Nazis, and even Vikings!
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  • Peggy Whitson

    Nicole K. Orr

    Library Binding (Purple Toad Pub Inc, March 1, 2020)
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  • Bo Diddley

    Nicole K. Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2018)
    Not every famous musician had a smooth beginning. Bo Diddley became one of the most well-known names in blues music. Despite that, he was still thrown off the Ed Sullivan Show in 1955. Diddley's first few performances were on street corners and in tiny bars. While the musician had a small start, he went on to do things that made him quite unique in the blues world. He was one of the first musicians to have women in his band and sometimes even doing lead vocals. Read his story and find out the answers to questions like who trained him, what his first instrument was, and what in the world he has to do with the line "you don't know diddley!"
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  • Sybil Ludington

    Nicole K. Orr

    Hardcover (Purple Toad Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2018)
    When people think of a midnight ride to save a city, they think of Paul Revere. Few people know that a 16-year-old girl made a very similar ride more than a year before Paul Revere made his. Her name was Sybil Ludington. Read her story and learn how a teenager rode alone through the dark countryside to save a city. Her tale of bravery may not have made it into as many movies, TV shows, or history books as Paul Revere's did. In spite of this, Sybil Ludington remains as a symbol of what a young person can do if the need arises.
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