Cat Crafts (Kids Can Do It) [Paperback]

Linda Hendry (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002 | Age Level: 7 and up | Series: Kids Can Do It

In this book in the Kids Can Do It series, kids can make these purrrfectly adorable crafts.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-These books provide projects to delight pet owners and animal lovers. Each book begins with a description of the basic craft materials, a safety warning, and instructions with illustrations for the blanket sewing stitch. Although the titles have animal-specific crafts, they share some basic types of projects, with pet-theme variations. They both include directions for making a photo album, a treat container, a picture frame, a switchplate cover, jewelry, a child's accessory organizer, bookends, a lampshade, and more. Cat also has instructions for a catnip fish sewn from an old sock, a spider cat toy, and a doorknob cover. Dog additionally describes how to make a grooming caddy and a dog-collar cover. Every project is covered in a spread and finished products are shown in full-color photos. Materials are listed in well-delineated boxes; they are easily obtainable from the local discount store, fabric shop, or within the home. Full-sized patterns are included where necessary. Similar in format to Nancy Furstinger's Creative Crafts for Critters (Stoddart, 2001), Hendry's books focus more on projects with animal themes rather than on those for the pets themselves.
Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Reviewed with Linda Hendry's Dog Crafts.

Gr. 4-6. Peppy pooches and fetching felines decorate myriad objects in these two companion volumes in the excellent Kids Can Do It series. Jewelry, place mats, toys, and a variety of decorative accessories for both pets and people are among the 17 projects in each volume. Nicely designed, double-page spreads show the project step-by-step, each one clearly and succinctly described and illustrated with a color drawing. The left margin is devoted to a picture of the finished product and a list of required materials, most of which (cardboard, yarn, glue, clay, paint) are readily available. What's just as nice is the level of difficulty: middle-graders (and even some younger children) who like crafts can easily handle most of the projects on their own, though Hendry does occasionally suggest an adult's assistance for safety reasons. Stephanie Zvirin
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Kids Can Press (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550749218
• ISBN-13: 978-1550749212
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,429,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an outstanding children's craft book, March 13, 2005

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Nanette Gerdts (Lakewood, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cat Crafts (Kids Can Do It) (Paperback)

I have been so pleased with this craft book. My daughter is six, and with a little help from me she has been very successful in completing some of these adorable crafts. The illustrated step-by-step directions are extremely clear and easy to follow. The materials are easy to find. There is a nice variety of skills involved (ie. painting, clay, simple sewing, etc.) Finally, so far all of our projects have turned out to look just as good as the samples in the book. A great find!