Books in How To series

Can you handle a horse? Are you skillful with a bow? Are you brave in the face of danger? Will you wear this smelly, lice-infested armor with dignity? Have you truly earned the respect and honor shown to the samurai? Are you of honorable lineage? Will you show absolute loyalty to your lord? Do you understand that dishonor will bring death—by that same sword that you must sleep beside every night of your life? Are you ready to rise in rank?National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Another title in the popular "How To" series, this time an indispensable guide for each of us! We all want to improve our performance, whether it's to achieve fame, fortune or just self-satisfaction. This book will guide you through all the necessary practical steps to not only realisingyour potential, but also exceeding all your expectations. Along the way we look at geniuses from the past, and take hot tips from them. There are plenty of tests and games throughout, to check your progress and sharpen up those brain cells, so you'll be all set for passing those exams with flyingcolours.Jonathan Hancock has twice made it into the Guinness Book of Records by performing amazing mental feats. He can memorize a pack of shuffled playing cards in less than a minute and still holds the world record for remembering people's names. He has written several books about the brain, and lectureson how we can improve our performance.

Can you handle a horse? Are you skillful with a bow? Are you brave in the face of danger? Will you wear this smelly, lice-infested armor with dignity? Have you truly earned the respect and honor shown to the samurai? Are you of honorable lineage? Will you show absolute loyalty to your lord? Do you understand that dishonor will bring death—by that same sword that you must sleep beside every night of your life? Are you ready to rise in rank?

Another "How To" guide, part of the successful series that tells children everything they need to know about the hottest topics in the world today. Everyone wants to live a long and happy life. In How to Live for Ever, you can find out how! For thousands of years people have dreamt of fountains of youth and elixirs of life that would extend their lives. Today, people are living longer, and some scientists are talking excitedly about extendinghuman life for hundreds of years. How to Live for Ever tells you about killer diseases and how to beat them; how to avoid stress and stay healthy; the foods that can help you live longer - and how to replace your body bits. Nick Arnold is an award-winning science writer. His book Blood, Bones and Body Bits in the Horrible Science series won the Rhone-Poulenc Junior Science Prize.

Another "How To" guide, part of the successful series that tells children everything they need to know about the hottest topics in the world today.How to Save the Planet is a first-aid manual for spaceship Earth. It looks at the many different threats to the fragile balance of the Earth's environment, and suggest ways in which children can join the fight against polluting chemicals, the ozone hole and the extinction of wildlife. An ideal bookfor a budding eco-warrior!Barbara Taylor is an award-winning author of children's books on biological sciences. She won the 1998 American Institute of Physics science writing prize for her book Earth Explained, and her 1996 book Make it Work! Geography won the Geographical Association Gold Award.

Another "How To" guide, part of the successful series that tells children everything they need to know about the hottest topics in the world today.Recently astronomers located a distant star, with six planets orbiting it, some of which could support life. What if other creatures are living on one of these planets? Just imagine meeting them! How to Meet Aliens is the ideal preparation for such a meeting. Children can find out about UFOsightings and alien abduction cases, the best places to watch for UFOs, how people have created UFO hoaxes, and what scientists are doing to make contact with aliens. Clive Gifford is a successful children's science writer. In addition to two previous "How to" titles, he has written EyewitnessGuide: Communications, Inside Robots, and How the Future Began. He also writes for Techno Quest magazine.

Disney princesses can be found in a fairy-tale castle, an enchanted wood, a French countryside, a desert kingdom-even under the sea! Although their stories may be similar-overcoming problems to reach “happily ever after”-each princess brings something special to her tale. Over the years, that “something special” has changed, but the beauty and love that shine in each princess have always remained the same.