The Usborne Book of Puppets [Paperback]

Ken Haines (Author), Gill Harvey (Author), Teri Gower (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Using a wide variety of inexpensive materials and tricks of the trade, this book describes in step-by-step detail how to make a whole range of puppets, from finger-puppets to glove-puppets and simple string-puppets. Ideas are provided on how to make all kinds of characters and animals and there are tips on costumes, decoration and how to put on your own puppet show. There are both very simple and also more professional and challenging projects.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Usborne (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0746027230
• ISBN-13: 978-0746027233
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Puppet Book I"ve Come Across, October 22, 2006

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Shania Hence "www.altimatepublishing.com" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Usborne Book of Puppets (How to Make Series) (Library Binding)

After going through several books on puppet making, I would have to say this is the best one I've come across. The directions are clear and easy to follow. Every puppet has a color photo of the finished product as well as color illustrations to guide you along the way.

Most if not all of the puppets supplies are readily available and easy to find. Besides that they give you many different types of puppets to choose from. Not just the common sock and glove puppet. It even shows you how to make a manipulate marionettes.

The book is most likely geared more towards older children, but adults can surely gain a wealth of information from it. You'll be making professional looking puppets in no time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a good buy, March 12, 2008

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Ana Machado - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Usborne Book of Puppets (Paperback)

I bought this book because I work as an Environmental Educator, and working with children on topics such as the 3Rs, I found that to tell them stories using puppets made out of reusable materials is a great way of teaching the kids! The directions on the book are reasonably easy to follow, and there is a wide range of projects, from simple ones you can do in like 15 minutes, to more hard ones, where you need more materials and more time on completing them.