Traditional Crafts from Mexico and Central America (Culture Crafts) [Hardcover]

Florence Temko (Author), Randall Gooch (Illustrator), Robert L. Wolfe (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1996 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Culture Crafts

Provides instructions on how to make traditional Mexican and Central American handicraft such as metal ornaments, tissue paper banners, and Guatemalan worry dolls.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 3 Up-One of the better titles in support of a multicultural curriculum, this series entry gives a very brief background of the area, and then provides directions for making eight traditional crafts. The felt appliques intended to bring to mind the reverse applique work of the Cuna Indians is the only craft duplicated in other books on Latin American crafts, and it is the least evocative of the actual work. The directions and pictures are clear and enticing; there are full-color photographs of the completed projects as well as of the original handiwork that inspired them. A list of supplies needed precedes each project, and each one is followed by suggestions for additional activities. A list for further reading of fiction and nonfiction titles about Mexico and Central America, all quite recent, is included. Judith Corwin's Latin American and Caribbean Crafts (Watts, 1992) has 10 crafts and 5 recipes, but it lacks the color photos, and the crafts are generally further removed from their ethnic originals. Jeremy Comins's Latin American Crafts and Their Cultural Backgrounds (Lothrop, 1974; o.p.) has more detail and more challenging projects but looks less appealing. Anita Ganeri and Rachel Wright's Mexico (Watts, 1994) is attractive and has quite a bit of cultural information but only two recipes, two craft projects, and a Spanish vocabulary game.-Pam Gosner, formerly at Maplewood Memorial Library, NJ

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822529351
• ISBN-13: 978-0822529354
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,780,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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