The Kids' Book of Incredibly Fun Crafts (Williamson Kids Can!) [Paperback]

Roberta Gould (Author), Norma Jean Martin-Jourdenals (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2003 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Williamson Kids Can!

This book is intended for ages 9 to 12 years. It contains over 35 unusual crafting experiences: sound and light, weaves and knots, nature, and multiculturalism! Containing features at how you can look at nature in new ways, this book shows how you can: weave an intricate vine basket, make unusual wheat shapes, create a glorious vine wreath, and go absolutely wild making an alter-ego scarecrow; rejoice in crafts from near and far; decorate beautiful Pysanky dyed eggs (a Ukrainian tradition), craft wearable American Indian-style moccasins, punch Mexican aluminium ornaments, and design magical "peek-in" sugar eggs; try something entirely new, letting your imagination burst with ideas.Concoct, build and decorate a landscape cake, design the robot that lives in your imagination, create a winter solstice starry night sky, discover the "magic" of sound effects, and film an oh-so-much fun clay-figure film animation. Celebrate your individuality, your imagination, your laughter and your unrestrained creative spirit! It is appropriate for ages 8 and upwards.

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About the Author

Roberta Gould has been teaching art to children for over 30 years. She loves to give her students some materials, broad ideas and new techniques, then watch them do whatever strikes them at the moment. She has travelled afar, taught summer adventure programmes, lived in a Kentucky holler, swum with seals, and sung with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. Roberta lives with her family in Albany, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885593856
• ISBN-13: 978-1885593856
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,689,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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