New Releases by Lisa Miles

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

Part of the Creativity series, this title features puzzles and activities that are based on five classic princess tales - Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Rapunzel.

This fantastic full-color activity book is the latest addition to the wonderfully girlie Pretty Fabulous series. Full of great, girlie puzzles based on the characters, their hobbies, and their style! Including spot the differences, mazes, odd one outs, and many more!

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.

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.

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!

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!

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 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.

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.

Basic instructions and examples teach skills for drawing manga.

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

With pictures of 200 flags, this fact-filled book includes the national flag of every country in the world, each one with a sticker to match. Maps of the continents show where each country is.

"Introduces early learning skills!: Color association, active listening, coordination, reading, counting."--Cover

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

Age 10+. Provides information on the culture and history of ancient Greece from Minoan times to the coming of the Romans.

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

Seguramente, todos los adultos recordamos el primer abecedario que tuvimos en las manos, es decir, la primera vez que nos enfrentamos a esos símbolos llamados letras que unidos de determinada forma dan paso a la construcción de palabras. Probablemente para algunos resultó una tarea fácil, para otros, no lo fue tanto. Con la ayuda de las personas y de los animales que aparecen en prácticamente todos los cuentos de la granja, este excelente libro lleno de entretenidas actividades ayudará a los niños más pequeños a desarrollar las habilidades que necesitan para escribir sus primeras letras. Incluye letras para completar y copiar, ejercicios para ayudar a los niños a controlar el lápiz y más de treinta autoadhesivos para hacer que las actividades sean más entretenidas. El libro va acompañado también de una página de notas e ideas para los padres.

French words are taught through pictures organized in categories such as food, the body and in the house.