You Can Make a Collage: A Very Simple How-To Book (Klutz) [ILLUSTRATED] (Spiral-bound)

by Eric Carle (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Nursery school cut-and-paste becomes a real art form with step-by-step lessons from master collagist Eric Carle, author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and 72 sheets of multi-colored patterned papers to inspire children and teens. A 1999 Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner. (Ruth B. Roufberg, Parents' Choice®) -- From Parents' Choice®

Product Description
Learn the art of collage from world-famous children's author and artist Eric Carle. Comes with 72 sheets of beautifully printed tissue, each an original design painted by Eric Carle himself.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Spiral-bound: 25 pages
• Publisher: Klutz Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570542074
• ISBN-13: 978-1570542077
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #439,266 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars makes a lovely rainy day activity book, October 24, 1999

By	Kathy Smith (Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada) - See all my reviews

Beside instructions and illustrations on how to do a collage, the book also contains 72 printed tissue papers to make finished pictures that look enough like Eric Carle's work to please any child. My five year old was delighted with her projects.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Kids!, October 25, 2001

By	BeachReader "readerjb" (Delaware) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I was looking for a very elementary, how-to collage book for myself and this is a good one.

Because Carle wrote and stocked this book for children, it is very basic, but that was what I needed to get me over my fear of trying a collage of my own. His explanation of the format and process was very simple but very thorough. There are enough colors and designs of tissue papers to get anyone off to a good start in creating several different collages.

I think this would be a great gift for children and even for an adult who yearns to find the artist within!

4.0 out of 5 stars buy this for the paper, April 6, 2004

By	William K Heron (austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

this book assumes that you already know how to use scissors and glue. the rest is up to you! without giving heavy handed instruction, it lets kids (and adults) use their imagination to make what ever they like. the paper included is beautiful. in my mind, it's the whole reason for buying the book. you can make illustrations (collages) just like eric carle's. thanks to him for providing all his fans with this great pad of paper.