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Hands : Growing up to Be an Artist Hardcover – September 1, 2004

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  • Age Range: 4 - 7 years
  • Grade Level: Preschool - 3
  • Lexile Measure: 540 (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0152051074
  • ISBN-13: 978-0152051075
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.6 x 5.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsChildren's Literature Review
By S. Farner on December 1, 2004
Format: Hardcover
Ehlert, Lois. (2004). Hands: Growing up to be an artist. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, Inc.

This story by Lois Ehlert is a short explanation of a child looking after her role models: her mother and father. In this case, the small child is Lois Ehlert herself who wanted to grow up to be an artist, starting this wish at a very early age. Each page is a simple statement about something that her father or mother does relating to art. It is then followed by a sentence telling how she works to be like them. The story progresses and explains how, as Lois grows, so does her ability to be creative and to help her mother and father out on various projects. Whether that is in her father's shop, at her mother's craft table, or in the garden, she was always willing to practice as she grows artistically.

In this very appealing piece of literature, Ehlert creates an aesthetically appealing book. Every page in this small book is a different length, shape, and color. On each one is a different tool, scrap, or art-related item that relates to the text. With the use of different shapes and vibrant colors, Ehlert shares her artistic talents with the reader. This book would be appropriate for a preschooler or primary grade children. They would find it extremely intriguing because each page is a new discovery. It is an easy read, but one that keeps the reader interested because of the variety found with each turn of the page.
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4.0 out of 5 starscalling all artist
By Melissa Sack VINE VOICE on September 7, 2004
Format: Hardcover
The book is told from the point of view of a little child. The child enjoys making things with her hands. Her parents encourage her in many ways. They let her paint, sew, build with wood, garden and lots more. With her parents support she dreams of becoming an artist when she grows up!

The book is really neat to look at. It has many foldable die cut pages that you can lift to learn more as you read.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone of any age. It is great encouragement for budding artist
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Family that Makes Together
By a gentle sound on June 25, 2009
Format: Hardcover
If you use Ehlert books teaching, and I really do with my 1st grade, you catch on to the fact that in some way, through collage or some 3-D method, her books are constructed. And constructed of many, many luscious things found in her world. Glued, painted, layered. They take the child to snowpeople, gardens, soup, butterflies, flowers, squirrels, trees, forests. And these books are interactive too, suggesting also something the child might go do on finishing them like make soup, design a snowman, create a picture, cut flowers, raise butterflies, plant seeds, grow a garden. It's this aspect of her books that is the nicest. It gets you going.

"Hands" is a small book dedicated to her mother and father telling of, and showing how, his tools and carpentry, and her mother's making, led her into active creating from the "stuff" around her. It is an ideal introduction or furthering of an Ehlert expertise in "found" or "recycled" art. And very clever it is. ( Great if the teacher used Beautiful Stuff Art Beautiful Stuff: Learning with Found Materialsin combination with this for it's ability to help train you in the artistic process of the child within the realm of teaching the ethic of re-use, creativity, invention, an entire ethos of making)

The book is a visual telling of her making childhood. It is very close to my own life in that way, and in this similarity I see it as the zen of a child. This is a great introduction to a childhood that gets up and into each day seeing what's going on and what there will be to do/make/design/construct/model/lift/invent today.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsLois Ehlert writes some really great books, love this one
By cat on August 11, 2015
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Lois Ehlert writes some really great books, love this one! Little ones, even older children will enjoy looking at and reading this story. I think it's a great book for all ages! Wonderfully done! Bravo Ehlert!
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5.0 out of 5 starsA beautiful book...
By sprinkles on August 29, 2008
Format: Hardcover
I love Lois Ehlert's books, and this is hands-down my favorite. It's a charming story of the inspirations that surround us every day, the kind that can be lost if we don't pay attention to them. I've given away several copies to parents and childless friends who cooed over my copy.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy Favorite!
By L. Coan on May 23, 2007
Format: Hardcover
I received this book as a gift from a preschool art student of mine. It's my very favorite book! The pictures are so much fun, as they are in ALL Lois Ehlert books. But I really enjoyed the story in this one as well.
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