The competition heats up in episode two of this zesty series for fans of kids' cooking competitions! With this episode's theme of family and tradition, from a diner challenge to a quinceañera to the farmer's market, the junior chefs will have to sauté their way through the chewiest challenges yet. They're the best in the nation, but can they handle the twists and turnovers week two has in store, on- and off-camera? Which junior chefs can stand...

"Seventeen-year-old Bex is thrilled when she gets an internship on her favorite tv show, Silver Falls. Unfortunately, the intership isn't quite what she expected...Instead of sitting in a crowded writer's room volleying ideas back and forth, Production Interns are stuck picking up coffee. Determined to prove her worth as a writer, Bex drafts her own script and shares it with the head writer -- who promptly reworks it and passes it off as his own!...

Explores how wrestling evolved from a post-Civil War era carnival sport to a billion-dollar industry, profiling key wrestlers, matches, and events from the sport's history.

NORBERT RIDDLE lives in the United States of Earth, where normal means following the rules, never standing out, and being exactly the same as everyone else. He's been normal his whole life-until a moment of temporary hilarity when he does a funny impression of the country's dictator...and gets caught! Now Norbert's been banished to the Astro-Nuts Camp on planet Zorquat 3, where kids who defy the rules are exiles forever. He's been taught his whole...

In the world of reality TV, things aren't always what they seem. Learn how reality TV got its start in the 1950s and how the genre has evolved and surged in popularity over time. Today, there are hundreds of reality shows to choose from with something to interest everyone. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about reality TV with this high-interest informational text that explores contemporary issues. Packed with fun facts and fascinating sidebars...

Radio has been commercially available since the late 1800's. But today's radio is has evolved greatly over the last 200 years. What factors drove this evolution? Using a product that kids are familiar with, Radio, this book introduces kids to the concept of innovation and its impact on their everyday life.

These five superstars wanted to get their starts as solo artists: but Simon Cowell had a different plan for them. Learn about this and more with One Direction's introductory biography. Complete with current, full-bleed color photographs, table of contents, glossary, index, and timeline. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

Reality television grew to massive popularity in the early 2000s, as the medium exploded into what it is today. It seems as if every channel now has multiple reality programs, broadcasting for hours each day. Readers discover the roots of this genre and the controversies surrounding it. Presented alongside the main text are detailed charts and in-depth sidebars to educate readers about one of the most popular genres in television. The question of...

One of the key parts of any film or TV show today is music and sound. They give the viewer a sense of atmosphere, hope, fear, danger. They also allow loud sounds like doors slamming, glass breaking, and explosions, as well as barely noticeable sounds like breathing and feet shuffling, to come across well on screen. But who is behind these effects? This book explores the role of a sound mixer in the television and film industries, ways students can...

Costume designers don't just design costumes, they design the characters in movies and television shows. In this book, readers will enjoy learning the behind-the-scenes stories about how costumes turn ordinary-looking actors into everything from superheroes to villains, peasants to kings. They'll discover how they can channel their passion for fashion and history into work in the real world. Seeing how the craft of costuming requires not only research...