A Smart Girl's Guide to Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation
10 best books like A Smart Girl's Guide to Knowing What to Say: Finding the Words to Fit Any Situation (Patti Kelley Criswell): Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World, A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School: Everything You Need to Know About Juggling More Homework, More Teachers, and More Friends, Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide, Big Words for Little Geniuses, Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!, Uncovering the Logic of English, Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide, Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects, Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading, How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls
| Author | Cynthia Chin-Lee |
| ISBN | 1570915229 |
“Reading people's life stories inspired me. I could empathize with their struggles, glory in their achievements, and use their examples to overcome the obstacles in my life” (Cynthia Chin-Lee – Author’s Note). Although the count of influential women is way more than twenty-six, this stellar...
A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School: Everything You Need to Know About Juggling More Homework, More Teachers, and More Friends
Middle school is all about change. In the opening section, girls take a quiz to determine how they respond to change, then receive tips on how to cope with the big changes that they're getting ready to face as they start middle school- switching classes, getting up earlier, and having their own lockers,...
| Author | Elizabeth Irwin |
| ISBN | 0761160914 |
It’s the revolutionary English language arts study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.
Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts . . .takes students from grammar to reading comprehension to writing with ease, including parts of speech,...
| Author | Susan Patterson |
| ISBN | 0316502936 |
There's no "gobbledygook" in this picture book by James and Susan Patterson, with each letter of the alphabet providing a sophisticated word and definition for "Lilliputian" children to learn. Adults will appreciate the "juxtaposition" of young kids properly using impressive words that many grownups...
| Author | Robert Levine |
| ISBN | 1579121489 |
Eye-catching illustrations, engaging text and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children ages 8 to 12 (and parents, too!) on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. Illustrated in exquisite and colorful detail with...
| Author | Denise Eide |
| ISBN | 1936706008 |
Multiple award-winning book on reading and spelling education that will transform how you think about English! Discover the method that Dr. Temple Grandin called "really helpful for teaching reading to children who are mathematical pattern thinkers..."
For the past 70 years students...
| Author | Ximena Vengoecheo |
| ISBN | 0761160949 |
It’s the revolutionary world history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.
Everything You Need to Ace World History . . . kicks off with the Paleolithic Era and transports the reader to ancient civilizations—from Africa and beyond; the...
| Author | Jack Challoner |
| ISBN | 1465451358 |
Create your own science lab and try out amazing experiments with Maker Lab: Make Your Own Science Experiments.
Put on that lab coat and secure those safety glasses before testing over 30 kid-safe experiments that use common household items. Grow geodes in eggshells, make a bouncing ball out...
| Author | Lawrence Goldstone |
| ISBN | 0812970284 |
“Books are like puzzles,” write Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone. “The author’s ideas are hidden, and it is up to all of us to figure them out.” In this indispensable reading companion, the Goldstones–noted parent-child book club experts–encourage grownups and young readers alike to...
| Author | Donna Dale Carnegie |
| ISBN | 1435276663 |
It's all about making friends and being a good friend!
The teen years can be tricky -- especially if you are a girl. Let's face it, teen girls deal with pressures and dilemmas that teen boys couldn't even dream of, let alone handle! In How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls, Donna Dale...
| Author | Robie H. Harris |
| ISBN | 0763624330 |
"Alternately playful and realistic, Emberley's. . . . art reinforces Harris's message that bodies come in all sizes, shapes, and colors -- and that each variation is 'perfectly normal.'" -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
When young people have questions about sex, real answers can...
A Cat Named Darwin: Embracing the Bond Between Man and Pet
| Author | William Jordan |
| ISBN | 0618382283 |
In this endearing memoir, William Jordan's reluctant adoption of a stray cat leads to an unexpectedly deep bond, one that will be immediately recognizable to anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of a pet. When Jordan brings Darwin into his home, he is forced into a commitment more devoted and sincere...
| Author | Susan Sinnott |
| ISBN | 1562477714 |
As part of the American Girls collection, Addy's story is, of course, fiction; however, the information in the book (outside of the snippets of Addy's story that are shared) is factual. What's different about this book as opposed to the other juvenile lit Civil War books I've read is that it's from the...
A Smart Girl's Guide to Liking Herself, Even on the Bad Days: The Secrets to Trusting Yourself, Being Your Best & Never Letting the Bad Days Bring You Down
| Author | Laurie Zelinger |
| ISBN | 1593699433 |
From the back cover: Has a bad day got you down? Is your self-esteem making you feel blue? In A Smart Girl's Guide to Liking Herself--Even on the Bad Days, you'll learn how having high self-esteem can turn a good day into a great day, while having low self-esteem can turn a bad day into a nightmare. You'll...
A Smart Girl's Guide to Manners: The Secrets to Grace, Confidence, and Being Your Best
| Author | Nancy Holyoke |
| ISBN | 1584859830 |
I may not be 11 anymore, but this is a good brush-up even for adults as to how to act in certain situations. Where does the fork go when setting the table? How do you react if guests are pains in the ass? What happens when you drop a glass of something in someone else's house? Sure, it might seem like second nature...
A Smart Girl's Guide to Staying Home Alone: A Girl's Guide to Feeling Safe and Having Fun
| Author | Dottie Raymer |
| ISBN | 1593694873 |
For girls who are on their own, this Smart Girl's Guide will lead the way to feeling confident and in control. Whether a girl is home alone for half an hour or half a day, she'll be prepared with boredom busters, fun-for-one ideas, quizzes, neighborhood know-how, snack recipes, safety tips, first-aid...
| Author | Lynda Madison |
| ISBN | 1584855282 |
After reading The Care & Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls, I had really high hopes for this book. It was good, but I'm afraid it wasn't everything that I had hoped for.
It's worth noting that this book briefly mentions PMS, so it's probably best read after a book like The Care...
| Author | Jim Jordan |
| ISBN | 1584850388 |
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| Author | Myrna B. Shure |
| ISBN | 0671534637 |
All of us like to think for ourselves. And so do children - if they have the skills to do it. That's why award-winning psychologist Dr. Myrna Shure decided to create a program to give them those skills. It's called I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) and for twenty-five years it has benefited thousands nationwide....
| Author | Charles R. Smith Jr. |
| ISBN | 1596438207 |
Each day features a different influential figure in African-American history, from Crispus Attucks, the first man shot in the Boston Massacre, sparking the Revolutionary War, to Madame C. J. Walker, who after years of adversity became the wealthiest black woman in the country, as well as one of the...
| Author | Jimmy Gownley |
| ISBN | 0971216959 |
Life never seems to slow down for nine year old Amelia Louise McBride.
There's work to do at school and home. In her spare time, as Princess Powerful, she has to join her teammates in G.A.S.P. (Gathering of Awesome Super Pals) in their adventures. Then there's the trip to Manhattan with her friends...
