Books with author Rachel Lev

A humorous and helpful illustrated field guide to avoiding interactions--both dangerous and annoying--with 50 wild animals, including survival techniques, wildlife etiquette, and other essential advice.As humans encroach on wild places, encounters with animals--from bears, bison, mountain lions, and mice to turkeys, ticks, rats, and raccoons--have become increasingly commonplace. But, wait, what are the rules for facing a moose up close? Do you run from a coyote or stand your ground? How deadly, really, are black widow spiders, rattlesnakes, and sharks? Packed with expert tips, fascinating animal facts, and harrowing true tales, Look Big is a must-have survival guide for outdoor, urban, and suburban adventurers alike. If you have ever feared the approach of a grizzly, the spray of a skunk, or an army of cockroaches in the kitchen, this book is for you.

A humorous and helpful illustrated field guide to fending off 50 of our most feared--or frustrating--wild animals, including survival techniques, wildlife etiquette, and other essential advice.As humans encroach on wild places, encounters with animals--from bears, bison, mountain lions, and mice to turkeys, ticks, rats, and raccoons--have become increasingly commonplace. But, wait, what are the rules for facing a moose up close? Do you run from a coyote or stand your ground? How deadly, really, are black widow spiders, rattlesnakes, and sharks? Packed with expert tips, fascinating animal facts, and harrowing true tales (from writers like Samin Nosrat and Peter Orner), Look Big is a must-have survival guide for outdoor, urban, and suburban adventurers alike. If you have ever feared the approach of a grizzly, the spray of a skunk, or an army of cockroaches in the kitchen, this book is for you.

Itchy’s Thought is a children’s book that assists children between ages 9-10 in their-decision-making process by utilizing critical thinking skills. This book takes children through a 4-step decision-making process. The first challenge itchy confronts in the story is succumbing to peer pressure and to the “group think” of the “Orlicks.” The Orlicks like to control things. They prefer money and social climbing over community. In the book, the "Pips" - are Itchy, the owl, the tree, skunk, and a bird. Itchy’s Thought promotes environmental conservation by showing how building a road in the forest will affect the lives of the plants and animals in the forest. Guided by the wise Owl and his own intuition, Itchy employs a 4-step process of critical thinking in making hard decisions. By the end of the book Itchy successfully makes decisions on his own. As a psychotherapist, I have worked with children and families for many years. My knowledge and experience lend me the ability to write this book.

Give your resident young designer all the tools she needs to create five cute outfits that will take her from home to school to hanging out and back again. From the owner of the NYC sewing studio Pins & Needles comes the definitive guide to mood boards, fashion design, and sewing for girls. The book encourages tweens and teens to sketch their own designs as a way to experiment with color, fabrics, and styles. From sweatshirts and sneakers to jeggings and tights, girls will easily learn how to create hip, trendy outfits and accessories and put their own unique stamp on everything they wear.

Danielle Washington knows something isn't right as she stands before her own grave, watching as her casket is lowered six feet beneath the earth. Now she is on a mission to figure out why she is still here. With the help of an unexpected friend, she discovers that nothing is ever as it seems and that the only way to ensure you die without unfinished business is to live each day like it could be your last.

Simple Recipes for Beginners For the young cook or the beginning homemaker, this recipe collection will foster confidence while building a repertoire of tasty main dishes and treats made from scratch. User-friendly, non-intimidating illustrations plus written directions guide the cook through the recipes step by step. For extra fun or to identify dishes mastered, the cook (or cook’s assistant) can color the pages to make this a personal favorite cookbook. Execute a perfect Mexican Omelette, stir together a One-Pot Sausage Casserole, toss a Rainbow Coleslaw, stir-fry a pan of Sweet and Savory Kale, bake a batch of Cranberry and Cinnamon Cookies, or whip up a delicious Banofee Pie. Here is a great collection of fresh recipes for learning to cook at home. Rachel Lewis is an illustrator and graphic designer, currently living in London. She has created work for clients as diverse as the Royal Thames Yacht Club and Cleo Magazine in Australia, as well as working as a full-time graphic designer. Inspired by an active and daring life, food, music, urban living, and trying everything once, her work has a fun, vibrant, and handmade quality.

Do you have a bunch of ideas for super-cute clothes but can't find them when you're out shopping? This book will teach you how to make anything you can dream up! Dresses? Yes. Jeggings? Check. Put your own stamp on everything you create by first sketching your designs in the book. You'll learn how to make fashion design mood boards, using things that you love and that inspire you. You'll be designing and sewing purses, headbands, skirts, and tops in no time! Now you won't even need to leave the house to find your favorite outfit!

Fairytale College is the most prestigious school in all of the fairy-tale realms, and Rose—the niece of Queen Sleeping Beauty—is delighted at the opportunity to study there as a transfer student from Royale Academy. But like any school, Fairytale College has its haters, its snobs, and its bullies. Future queen Snowetta Ice is all three, and she takes an instant dislike to Rose. From the first day of class, the Ice Queen’s daughter does everything she can to make Rose’s life as miserable as possible. Fortunately, Rose quickly makes friends who help her adjust to life in her new school, including Sunshine, Ella, and Emerald Frog, the niece of the frog princess. Exploring the school grounds, Rose and her new friends stumble across an enchanted item—only to have it fall into Snowetta’s grasping hands. It’s easy to guess how power-hungry Snowetta will use such magic, and unless Rose and her friends can get the mysterious item back, Snowetta’s going to be everyone’s new queen.A captivating combination of fairy tales and modern school life, The Enchanted Rose will make you believe dreams can come true—with some luck, a little magic, and good friends.

Everett Hallman might not be the world’s most powerful witch, but he does his part by helping wayward souls find their way to the beyond. Then a feeling Everett can’t explain lures him away from the magical woods near his house, to a local martial arts school. There, he is intrigued when he uncovers remains left by supernatural beings of enormous power, and he cannot resist looking into the mystery.Everett learns he is a Bridge Master: a witch capable of passing into different spirit realms, but his revelation comes with a new set of problems. First, the powerful witch instructing him disappears, and then he notices something strange about his attractive new friend from the martial arts studio. Worst of all, Everett’s reserves of spell-casting energy continue to deplete. Only one thing is certain—Everett cannot turn his back on this puzzle until he gets some answers.