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Schwarz, Renée
4 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Kids Can Do It series.
Schwarz gives detailed instruction, with illustrations of the steps and a photo of the finished product, for building nine birdhouses. Each house is suited to a particular species of bird, and the directions for building it are quite thorough. The houses are creative and attractive but require a strong woodworking background and a good assortment of tools for completion.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(3)
4-6
Kids Can Do It series.
Basic equipment, supplies, and techniques are described and pictured. Step-by-step illustrated directions for inventive crafts follow. All projects are fairly sophisticated, with those in Junk requiring advanced fine motor skills due to the small size of the finished products. Picture contains a glossary. [Review covers these Kids Can Do It titles: Picture This, Crocheting, and Funky Junk.]
Reviewer: Gail Hedges
(4)
4-6
Kids Can Do It series.
Puppets contains historical background, detailed directions, templates for nine puppets (and several variations), and hints for props, scenery, and successful performances. The thirteen projects in Masks are more complicated and the directions are less specific. Both begin with materials and basic techniques and show finished projects with illustrated instructions. [Review covers these Kids Can Do It titles: Making Shadow Puppets, and Making Masks.]
Reviewer: Gail Hedges
(4)
4-6
Kids Can Do It series.
Offering craft ideas from Native traditions or using papier-mâché, these books show sketches and color photos of polished products that set a possibly unreachable standard for the child. The general directions--how to make papier-mâché or sew beads on felt--are more valuable than the specific project ideas. Native Crafts gives a few sentences of background to connect each project with a tribal tradition.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
4 reviews
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