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Look What I Did with a Leaf! (Naturecraft)

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I am a teacher who has used Look What I Did With a Leaf during my science study of trees. The children collected leaves from the school campus, sorted them, and talked about their purpose as a part of the tree. The children then used their leaves to create leaf creatures which they used to make leaf print t-shirts. This book was a hit with the children and certainly served us well by getting their creative juices flowing.

I am using this book this fall with my preschoolers. After reading the book we will go for a nature walk and then will us the leaves and such found to make their own creatures, which we will turn into placemats to use at snack time. This is a great book and their are so many ways you can use this in the classroom.

Perfect for fall back-to-school art-meets-science-meets-art projects, this arts-n-crafts book offers some really clever, creative examples of animal collages made from a variety of leaves: particularly striking are the peacock and the cow. Tips on creating collages, from collecting and preserving leaves to using contrast and texture are described in clear, simple text. And although this is plainly a "how-to," book, Look what I Did... does offer a brief explanation of "the life cycle of a leaf," albeit delivered with far less enthusiasm than is the "Craft" portion of the book. There is also an interesting "field guide" at the end of the book that provides a picture and description of many deciduous tree leaves; unfortunately it is decidedly slanted toward the "East Coast" flora. (As a resident of the Pacific Northwest, it would have been nice to see a few examples of "left coast" trees included as well.)

I am a children's librarian and this book is one of our holdings. It's an incredible little book. It's absolutely wonderful for the classroom but it's also great for anyone who wants to use nature to create some wonderful, artsy pictures, crafts, etc. Let your imagination run with this little gem.
I purchased this for my daughter who teaches first grade. She also has children of her own and when they recieved it, it was a huge hit!!!
In my opinion, this is an absolute little marvel. I highly reccomend this book. It's great for anyone.

This is a terrific book to use during the Autumn months for brightly colored leaves but can be used anytime of the year. The book shows a field guide different kinds of leaves which is helpful but depends on where you live. It also shows you how to do these leaf creations. It's perfect for nature walks and collecting your leaves getting your child's imagination to create terrific works of art and is also another terrific way of teaching your child how even things in nature can be recycled.

Using leaves this books shows you how to make: cow, butterfly, elephant, turtle, owl, parrot, rooster, fox, frog, rat, peacock, fish (from the cover)

I bought this for my daughter who is an art teacher...cheap and cool activity costing the school some glue and paper!

I've used this book in middle school teaching my students about symmetry. They gather their own leaves in the fall during a class trip to our local park. In the spring, we take them from the books we've pressed them in and begin creating. They LOVE making their own creations as well as the ideas from the book.

What an amazing book! The pictures made of dried leaves look very realistic. This book has inspired many students to collect and dry leaves so they could create their own works of art from leaves.

My mother is a school teacher and one afternoon she came home with this book...mind you, I was 21 at the time... we had so much fun walking through the neighborhood looking for the different leaves, it was like a treasure hunt!! Once we found everything we needed, it was so cool to watch it turn into the animal we had picked. I enjoyed the experience so much that I wanted to buy the book for my boys (2 and 3). As a future homeschooling mom, I am excited that it covers two subjects; art and science! I hope that they will enjoy the experience as much as I did.... I would also suggest laminating your leaf animals and putting them in the window....they look like stained glass....

I like the book. I am a 2nd grade school teacher. I will use the book to give the children ideas to create their own picture from leaves.