Most Popular Books by Lisa Miles

Provides information on the culture and history of ancient Greece from Minoan times to the coming of the Romans.

Explores the history of the early civilizations of Greece, as well as their architecture, art, poetry, drama, and music.

Introduces our universe, our solar system, its planets, moons, asteroids, comets, the stars, constellations, and astronomy facts.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing fourteen sports figures, including a gymnast, windsurfer, baseball player, and boxer.

Dealing with mean girls, cliques, and other obstacles on the social scene is one of the minefields of adolescence for girls. This title provides the advice and support girls need for weathering changing friendships, handling feeling like an outsider, and making new and healthy friendships as they grow. A variety of issues, including bullying and cyberbullying, are sympathetically and practically treated. Diary entries, flowchart quizzes, and hip photos will draw in reluctant readers and many others.

Basic instructions and examples teach skills for drawing manga.

Learn how to draw anything and everything with this fun step-by-step guide. Start by looking at a photo and then bring it to life on the page in quick, easy-to-follow steps. It''s packed with loads of fun subjects including Farm Animals, Vehicles, Dinosaurs, Fantasy Figures, and Sea Creatures. Once you''ve mastered the technique, you''ll be able to draw anything! Ready to create some cool cartoons of your own? Then grab a pencil and let''s get started!

Whether cat lovers or dog people, readers will enjoy making paper art featuring their favorite pets! With an introduction to the basic folding techniques as well as step-by-step instructions, these origami projects will engage readers in learning a cool new kind of art. Each step of the process has an accompanying image to help readers create all kinds of pets—from turtles to hamsters. Brief, interesting facts about each animal augment each project, while colorful photographs show each featured animal in action.

This is a fun, yet educational resource for readers who are experiencing a breakup and don''t know where to turn. The text is presented in an approachable, friendly fashion, which reassures readers that the experience of a breakup is not the end of the world. Common worries are highlighted, such as what went wrong and how to get over the former partner. These concerns are then addressed in a nonjudgmental and healthy manner. Additionally, there are diary sections, which add a personal touch to the issues, making the reader feel like she''s not alone. Quizzes titled "Are You Over Him?" and "Are You On the Rebound?" help the reader analyze her feelings. With fun, cheery icons and bright, colorful photographs, these books are the perfect cure for a young person who''s just experienced a breakup and is looking for answers.

This is the follow-up to the best-selling title, Origami, from Arcturus Publishing! A fantastic guide to the art of paper craft, the clear step-by-step instructions are easy to follow whilst the photos of the process and finished product give children a clear idea what they''re working towards. There''s a wide range of projects to make, from decorations to moving figures, and rainbow origami paper is included so kids can get stuck in straight away. A fun and enjoyable activity book that teaches children a new skill they can be proud of! Suitable for children aged 7 and up.

Wild animals have some cool physical characteristics. A giraffe’s long neck, a snake’s slithery body, and a panda’s black-and-white coat are all on display when readers create them using the folding techniques of origami! Including an introduction to basic folds and common paper-art bases, step-by-step instructions will guide readers through making origami wild animals. Pictures illustrate each step of the process so readers know just what to do. Ranked from easy to hard, the projects will engage readers with cool facts about each featured animal and amazing full-color photographs.

Despite the warnings and media publicity regarding one''s "digital footprint" in recent years, many people--especially teens--are not getting the message. In this needful guide, readers discover not only about how to survive online embarrassment but how to prevent it altogether. Each spread is dynamically designed and bursting with textual enhancements, such as girl-to-girl talks, top five best/worst lists, Keeping It Real lists, All About You activities, Quick Facts, Quick Quizzes, Talking Points, Fact Files, and real teen comments. Of indispensable utility to teens, this resource is also a wonderful tool for teachers seeking to meet Common Core Curriculum Standards for the reading of informational texts, satisfying those standards relating to determining the central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through supporting details, summarizing a text without opinions or judgments, tracing and evaluating the argument and specific claims, determining the validity of the author''s reasoning and evidence, and determining an author''s point of view and purpose.

Readers will dive right in to the art of origami as they discover paper-folding projects featuring whales, seals, and other sea creatures! A step-by-step guide will help readers tackle each animal, including pictures of each step. Readers can choose easy, medium, or hard folding projects after learning the basic folds and common bases of origami. Short fact boxes and colorful photographs will keep readers interested even after they’ve completed lovely paper sharks, rays, and even penguins!

Every teen girl comes to a point in her life where she begins to develop crushes. And that''s the easy part. This quirky, colorful, informative, and fun guide on navigating the sometimes tricky situation of dealing with crushes is a must read for every teen girl. The engaging photos and sparkling humor make this volume stand out among similar guides, covering "what to do when it works out," "what do to when it doesn''t," and everything in between. It also includes some first-person quotes from real teenage girls and sidebars that address various situations.

"Strengthens learning skills!: fine motor skills, problem solving, sequencing, matching, reading, sorting."--Cover

Farm animals are some of the most familiar members of the animal kingdom. They’re also fun to make using the art of origami! Readers will learn basic folding techniques and common bases while creating ducks, pigs, roosters, and more out of paper. Fun tidbits about each animal accompany the step-by-step instructions and colorful photographs of each real animal—and its origami lookalike. Readers will progress from easy to hard folding projects and amaze their friends and family with their self-supporting paper art!

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing fourteen pets and farm animals, including a dog, rabbit, pig, cow, and turtle.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing fourteen wild animals, including a camel, dolphin, gorilla, and elephant.

Girls who are on the verge of entering--or are already experiencing--puberty need good advice for managing its daily challenges. Covering everything from managing one''s period to surviving an ill-timed zit, the subject is addressed with helpful information, practical suggestions, and straight talk, delivered with just the right amount of zest and humor. Quick quizzes, diary entries, fun photos, and a colorful, modern design add to the book''s appeal.

Readers get the truth about dating in this frank and insightful volume, including real-life experiences and guidance about determining whether an individual is ready to date. Tips are given on how to handle peer pressure, what to do when feelings change about friends, how to handle flirting, how to read body language, what to do when one is asked out and on the first date and beyond, what to do about other friendships once you are dating, how to talk to parents, and what to do when a relationship ends. Additional suggestions for dealing with specific dating situations are offered in sidebars and fact boxes.

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing fourteen vehicles, including a Viking ship, helicopter, car, backhoe, and truck.

Beautiful origami birds and butterflies can be more than just short art projects—they can be lovely decorations, too! Readers will love creating their own art through step-by-step instructions with helpful pictures. An overview to common folds and origami techniques will introduce readers to the art of paper folding before they begin creating swans, doves, and butterflies out of colored paper. Full-color photographs of each delicate creature further draw readers in while they learn about each in accompanying fact boxes.

What could be more exciting than learning about dinosaurs? Using the cool art of origami, readers will craft dinosaurs from just a piece of paper. Readers will be introduced to basic folding concepts as well as the bases used for many origami projects.

This atlas spans the whole of history, from the formation of the earth until the late 20th century. Step-by-step sequences describe such things as the growth and decline of empires, and the movements of armies, trade routes, etc.

Learn how to draw fantasy figures such as dragons and vampires.

This book shows you the universe, using the latest amazing information from astronomers around the world, and space probes around the galaxy.

These books open up worlds inaccessible to the naked eye Fascinating yet practical beginner''s guides with an abundance of amazing photographs and realistic illustrations Include clearly explained activities, experiments and projects.

Take a crash course in world history! One hundred major events are listed, from the building of the Egyptian pyramids to the fall of the Soviet Union.

Fascinating facts, quizzes and things to make and do

A guide to ballet that features images of The Royal Ballet and profiles of world-renowned dancers.

This book reveals a hundred years of major change and development, from the causes of World War One to the challenges facing the world in the twenty-first century.

-- Include Two Wipe-Clean Activity Pages and Two Pages of Stickers -- Introduces young children to basic early learning concepts - activities include drawing line patterns, completing parts of pictures and tracing letter shapes