(4) K-3 Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning About series. Illustrated by Jan Barger. Kids fascinated with pterodactyls, duck-billed dinosaurs, and pteranodons will dive into these twenty-two crafts. Dinosaur-themed puppets, magnets, toys, and pins generally require easily found materials and minimal equipment beyond scissors and clothespins. Illustrated step-by-step instructions make most of these projects easy to complete; arranging grains of rice to resemble fossils will be difficult for small fingers.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) K-3 Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning About series. Illustrated by Jan Barger. Kids can turn common materials into farmyard critters that are puppets, pins, and hats. There are twenty projects, and each step is illustrated. Youngsters who are interested in farm animals will likely lack the manual dexterity to complete many of these crafts (e.g., a mouse made from a thimble, three finger-sized bandages formed into a crow).

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Learning Is Fun! series. Illustrated by Jan Barger. Twenty crafts, mostly made from paper and cardboard, let kids use the four basic geometric shapes to make games, puppets, pins, and decorations. Clear step-by-step directions and easily obtained materials make these projects accessible to inexperienced crafters with minimal adult help. Illustrations in jellybean colors decorate each page and show finished crafts.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jan Barger. Child-pleasing, cartoonlike artwork in bright colors accompanies twenty stories that have been faithfully adapted from the Old and New Testaments. A unique index at the back of the book groups events from the stories by theme--bravery, forgiveness, hope, and miracles, to name a few. This inviting collection of Bible stories will appeal to children and adults alike.

Reviewer: Anne St. John