Miles, Lisa

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Origami farm animals

An introduction to the basic folding techniques as well as step-by-step instructions for origami featuring farm animals.

Ballet spectacular

a young ballet lover's guide and an insight into a magical world
2015
A guide to ballet that features images of The Royal Ballet and profiles of world-renowned dancers.

How to survive online embarrassment

2014
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.

How to survive having a crush

2014
Every teen girl comes to a point in her life where she begins to develop crushes. 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.

How to survive dating

Provides relationship advice to teenage girls, including how to ask a guy out, going steady, and ending a relationship.

How to survive being dumped

2013
A helpful, high-interest resource for teen girls, this collection tackles all the dramas of adolescence, including managing the body's changes, dealing with mean girls and online embarrassment, having crushes, dating, and breaking up.

Origami sea creatures

Provides step-by-step instructions for making origami sea creatures.

Origami

2012
Provides step-by-step instructions for folding paper into a variety of objects.

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