Books in How to be a series

Have you sharpened your weapons? Are you ready for battle? Can you speak Classical Nahuatl? Do you know the legend of the vision of the eagle clutching the snake on a prickly pear cactus—the first signal to our ancestors of the site our great city of Tenochtitlan? Can you take prisoners and bring them back alive to offer as human sacrifice to the gods? Only then may you cut your hair! So are you ready for your initiation as an Aztec Warrior?National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

In this sparkly gift book, Princess Emily tells every little girl how she can become a princess. Her simple seven-day makeover plan includes fashion and beauty advice, etiquette, and decorating tips. Young girls will love Princess Emily's sassy voice and the cool illustrations. Fun step-by-step craft projects are easy for would-be princesses to follow and use only ordinary household ingredients. Readers can celebrate achieving princess status with a princess party, and the book includes party-planning ideas and activities. Best of all, this pretty volume comes with a pocket packed full of must-have accessories: a sparkly tiara, two ponytail holders, three pairs of self-adhesive jewels, and two sheets of gorgeous glittery stickers.

The year is 1680, and once you sign on to the ship, there’s no turning back. You’ll need to learn new skills, like tying knots, rowing, and sword fighting. You’ll be taught how to pump out the bilge and repair torn sails. But most of all, you’ll want to capture ships and seize their treasure. Be ready to answer questions during your job interview at the end of the book. Answer most of them right, and you’ll get the job!National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Athletes Needed—apply at your local gymnasium. Do you have what it takes to represent Athens at the great games at Olympia? The ancient Greeks believed in training the mind and body together, so once you start your training you'll study grammar, music, citizenship, and philosophy. At the same time, you'll be expected to develop all of your athletic skills: boxing, running, wrestling, the long jump, and the pentathlon.Once every four years the great games at Olympia take place. If you're good enough, you'll join athletes from all over the Greek world for a month of special training. Athletes must work hard—there is no second or third place.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

In this tongue-in-cheek training guide for aspiring James Bonds, AgentAce and his gadget expert, Charlie, show readers all the tricks of theespionage trade. In preparation for their first mission, young spies willfollow a simple seven-day plan that explains how to go undercover, gatherinformation, break codes, carry out switcheroos, and watch for doubleagents. Top-secret craft projects with step-by-step instructions includebuilding a periscope, making alarms, and leaving messages in invisible ink.

Ahoy, ye landlubbers! Captain Kid has lots of advice for would-be pirates, frompirate names to what to wear to how to run a tight ship and manage a crew ofbloodthirsty buccaneers! This simple seven-day plan helps the reader become a real pirate and then celebrate by throwing a fantastic pirate party. Step-by-step craft projects, such as making a treasure chest, cutlass, and a porthole sign for a bedroom door, are easy for budding pirates to follow and use only ordinary household materials. Best of all, this irresistible book comes with a pocket packed full of must-have accessories, including a pirate hat, an eye patch, a pirate poster, and pirate stickers. This is the perfect present for any little pirate who dreams of life on the high seas.

Sierra Livingston’s got it bad for her sister’s best friend, Levi Mason—the boy who carries his drumsticks in his pocket, marches with the school’s band, and taps his feet to whatever beat runs through his head. Sierra racks her brain for ways to impress the sexy drummer, but the short skirts and bursting cleavage don’t seem to cut it. When Sierra gets paired with Levi’s sister, Brea, for a mentorship program, they strike a deal. In exchange for Sierra keeping her mouth shut about Brea ditching the program, Brea lets Sierra dig for more info on Levi to help get the guy of her dreams. But when Sierra discovers Levi no longer plays the drums, his family has moved into a trailer, and he’s traded in his Range Rover for a baby blue moped, Sierra’s not sure if she can go through with violating his privacy. She’ll have to find the courage to ask him straight out—if he’s willing to let her in—and explore other ways to seduce the school’s band geek.

How to Survive at Sea confronts the daunting scenario of finding yourself isolated miles from civilization when stranded in one of the world's oceans. The book offers the reader a variety of solutions to overcome the hardships that any survivor would inevitably face. Illustrated with more than 120 black and white artworks, the book is packed with practical information and to insightful tips such as how to avoid burning oil on the surface of the water, how to construct your own raft, how to minimize the risk of shark attacks, and how to make seawater safe for drinking. The basic rules for survival are adapted for a variety of situations and emergencies, including signalling and rescue, first aid, avoiding dangerous sea creatures, navigation, finding food and water, and building rafts.

If the devil’s in the details, then the crime scene investigator’s got him: conducting searches, collecting evidence, photographing, scrutinizing, analyzing—pursuing the culprit right down to the last scrap of proof. Whether you’d like to become a crime scene investigator or simply want to see what it takes, look no further than this book. Like a top-notch forensics expert, author Henry M. Holden traces the path that crime scene investigators follow as they learn and ply their trade. His behind-the-scenes look takes us from application to training, crime scene to lab, revealing the fine points of securing, examining, and processing evidence; identifying victims, and reenacting the crime; conducting police lineups and interviews, and administering polygraphs; and forensics and evidence analysis.