Make elegant objects based on priceless relics from ancient Mexico and Egypt. The past comes beautifully to life as kids explore these vanished empires with more than a dozen hands-on projects. Text and photos introduce the stepped temples, stone calendars, and feathered shields of the Aztecs, as well as the pyramids, mummies, and hieroglyphics of the Egyptians. Easy, step-by-step instructions help young artists make gifts, masks, games, jewelry, and more using inexpensive materials.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8?Brief snippets of text make for superficial coverage of the Egyptian and Aztec empires, but crafts?not history?are the focus of this series, and sufficient information is given to put the crafts into a cultural context. The appealing, inventive projects include "Jade Mosaics," "Featherwork," "Woven Textiles," and "Chacmool Statues" (The Aztecs); and "Nest of Mummies," "Scarab Seals," "Board Games," and "Canopic Jars" (The Egyptians). The colorful crafts are attractive, often ambitious, and generally reflective of the culture. Instructions are rather sketchy, but the full-color diagrams and photographs of completed projects provide sufficient clarification. There are no pretensions to authenticity here. On the contrary, there is a rather jarring effort to make the items "useful" (e.g., a mosaic papier-mache serpent becomes a key holder, a cat mummy becomes a "purr-fect" money box), and the general instructions suggest that "All the projects make perfect presents." These volumes are hardly essential, but as supplementary material for hands-on learning, they should prove useful.?Marcia Hupp, Mamaroneck Public Library, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
About the Author
Gillian Chapman, author of Crafts from the Past: the Aztecs, and Crafts from the Past: the Egyptians, as well as Art from Sand & Earth (Raintree/Steck Vaughn) lives in England.
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This review is from: The Egyptians (Crafts from the Past) (Library Binding)
Our class is studying ancient Egypt and this book was so entertaining that we caught on to the concepts a lot easier. It also brought to life the meanings of a lot of the symbols we are learning about. It is well written and the instructions are easy to understand. ALL of the materials needed were easily found around the house, and that makes it even better, becuase you don't have to go out a buy a lot to be able to do the projects. I especially enjoyed the section on Cat Mummies along with the Canopic Jars. It goes along great with another book called Cat Mummies. Even if you don't do the crafts, you will enjoy reading about the different items, as they explain more about the symbols of ancient Egypt. I hope you like this book as much as our class did!
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