Best Selling Books by Sara Swan Miller

Readers learn from a young age not to talk to strangers they encounter in the u0093real world,u0094 but they may not understand the danger of talking to strangers online. Accessible text explains why this is unsafe and informs readers of what they should do if someone online says things that make them uncomfortable. The awareness raised in students will help them become confident and safe Internet users.

Keeping your phone number private is important to online safety. Readers will learn why they should not tell strangers their phone number and how to respond if they are asked for it. This information will help readers become more aware of the basics of Internet safety.

An important aspect of online safety for children is not giving out their address. Students are told reasons why they should not give strangers their address or provide it to websites without a parentu0092s permission. Learning this lesson is one of the foundations of becoming a safe Internet user.

Describes several species of mammals that have unusual appearances, habitats, or behaviors.

A child tries to pack for a trip, but the cat keeps jumping into the suitcase.

Describes the general characteristics of frogs and toads and takes a close look at fifteen species.

"Describes the life cycles and habits of gastropods and bivalves"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to beetles, the largest taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Introduces passerines, also known as perching birds, a special order of birds characterized particularly by their self-locking feet; includes descriptions of fourteen species and advice for observing them in nature.

Discusses the characteristics of mammals known as insectivores, including hedgehogs, tenrecs, shrews, desmans, moles, and solenodons.

Readers wil llearn about all "secret" lives of kinds of animals that live tucked away deep underground or beneath the sea, or hidden in the dark recesses of caves,

Readers wil llearn about all "secret" lives of kinds of animals that live tucked away deep underground or beneath the sea, or hidden in the dark recesses of caves,

Readers wil llearn about all "secret" lives of kinds of animals that live tucked away deep underground or beneath the sea, or hidden in the dark recesses of caves,

Describes the common characteristics of the many different-looking fish in the gasterosteiformes order, which includes sea horses, sticklebacks, and other "bony-bellies."

Introduces the different animals in the piciform order, their similarities and differences, environments in which they live, and how to observe them.

Describes some members of the order of waterfowl which includes swans, geese, and ducks.

An introduction to flies, a taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

An introduction to true bugs, a taxonomic order of insects, that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

An introduction to turtles that includes descriptions of fifteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

An introduction to salamanders that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Explains the characteristics of different grasshoppers and crickets and how they are similar to or different than other members of the order, Orthoptera.

An introduction to snakes and lizards that includes descriptions of fourteen species and recommendations for finding, identifying, and observing them.

Provides an overview of the characteristics and natural habitat of homopterans, a taxinomic order of insects that includes cicadas, aphids, scale insects, and white flies. Also includes advice for finding, catching, and observing this group of insects.

Describes members of the order of animals that have hooves with an odd number of toes, including horses, rhinoceroses, tapirs, asses, and zebras.

True Story: It was Thanksgiving time. A flock of wild turkeys were seen on the platform of a suburban train station. Sara Swan Miller, a children''s book author, asked herself: why were they there? Sara thought about that question, and a few more like it: Were they going somewhere? Were they trying to get away from some place, or some person? Did they just want to take a train ride? There was nobody around who could answer those questions. So Sara made up her own answers, and wrote this funny little book in order to explain Turkeys on the Train. Sara Swan Miller is also the author of OH, CATS OF CAMP RABBITBONE and AT THE RABBITBONE RESTAURANT.

In a new marriage, what happens when the husband brings his cute little terrier into a household where the wife already has her own "biological" dog? If the wife is Sara Swan Miller, she finds a way for her own dog, Natasha, to tell the world that she isn''t so happy about the new family member, whose name is Sylvia. But over time, Natasha gets to know Sylvia and her funny ways, and the two step-sisters find reasons to not only get along, but to like and even to love each other. It''s the kind of true-life story of a new marriage that not only happens with dogs, but with children as well, Everybody gets to figure out how to get along, or way better than that, just as Natasha and Sylvia do.

For ages 4-8. Some fearful-looking insects are best left alone. Others are non-threatening little creatures. But how do you tell one from another, and why are they that way anyway? This delightful book tells all about some of these insects and why we should steer clear of them or relax. All are delightfully and realistically illustrated in full-colour, and treated to the author''s witty descriptions and end-verses.

Introduces the different animals in the hymenoptra order, their similarities and differences, environments in which they live, and how to observe them.

Girls will love saving all their special secrets, notes, and private thoughts in this ultra-hip scrapbook that includes a storybook featuring Barbie and five trendy friends attending high school. (Consumable)

Barbie teaches her little sister, Kelly, about how to tell time in this interactive die-cut book that features a clock with movable hands on each page that will help readers learn the basic concepts about time. Illustrations.

Describes the charateristics of mammals known as lagomorphs, including rabbits, pikas, and hares.