If you've got a box, you've got it made! With step-by-step instructions and hundreds of illustrations, this book can help kids transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater, super fort, robot costume, sports car, miniature golf game, musical box band, and much more. It's a fun lesson in recycling and creativity that kids will love! Reprint of Build It With Boxes, Kids Can Press, Toronto, 1991.
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How to Make Super Pop-Ups by Joan Irvine, Linda Hendry Super pop-ups extend the element of surprise with three-dimensional designs that slide, turn, spring, and snap. More than 30 patterns and 475 illustrations include cards, stage props, and school projects.
Go Green! Tattoos by Karen Embry Show the world you're an ecology-friendly citizen of the earth! These ornate tattoos include a decorative sun, globe, flower, recycling symbol and "Live Green" banner — 9 fun ways to express your love for Mother Nature.
Color & Cook PIZZA by Monica Wellington With this coloring cookbook, kids can learn how to make the freshest and tastiest pizza. Twenty-eight illustrations to color show every step, and easy recipes come with suggestions for yummy variations.
Eco-Logical Brain Games by Tony J. Tallarico, Jr. How do you convince kids to "think green" and do their part to protect the environment? With 35 fun activities—from word searches to "unscramble the letters" games—they will learn about recycling, endangered animals, and more.
Let's Go Green!: An Earth-Friendly Coloring Book by Tiffany Prothero Learning about ecology and how to save the planet is fun with this environmentally aware coloring book. Thirty illustrations depict children engaging in numerous recycling activities and other energy-conserving practices.
Easy-to-Make Pop-Ups by Joan Irvine, Barbara Reid Dozens of wonderful ideas for three-dimensional paper fun — from holiday greeting cards with moving parts to a pop-up menagerie. Easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions for more than 30 projects. 299 black-and-white illustrations.
All About the Weather by Bruce LaFontaine Forty-four carefully researched illustrations and accompanying text describe tornadoes, hurricanes, fog, cloud types, wind patterns, ocean currents, and other phenomena.
Experimenting with Water by Robert Gardner Twenty-one water-related puzzles to be solved through captivating experiments, appropriate for students at and above the junior-high level. The thought-provoking puzzles illustrate water's characteristic properties. 30 figures, 12 black-and-white photographs.
Shell Craft by Virginie Fowler Elbert Easy-to-follow instructions for decorative boxes, mirror frames, soap dishes, jewelry, napkin holders, paperweights, much more. Profusely illustrated. Includes list of supply sources.
101 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks by Bill Tarr Illustrations, simple instructions for performing over 100 tricks, including The Inexhaustible Hat, The Chinese Rings, Steel Through Steel, Fingers That See, much more.
Easy Origami by John Montroll Charming collection of 32 projects (hat, cup, pelican, piano, swan, many more) designed for the novice origami hobbyist. Clearly illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions ensure that even beginning papercrafters will achieve successful results.
Hand Puppets: How to Make and Use Them by Laura Ross Simple instructions, diagrams, traceable patterns for creating puppets from paper bags, papier mache, and other materials. Directions for writing, staging your own original show.
Easy Carpentry Projects for Children by Jerome E. Leavitt Teaches boys and girls age 7 and up basic carpentry skills through easy-to-make projects: bird feeder, sailboat, tie rack, flower box, and 11 more. Over 100 black-and-white illustrations.
Physics Experiments for Children by Muriel Mandell 103 projects demonstrate composition of objects, how substances are affected by various forms of energy — heat, light, sound, electricity, etc. Over 100 illustrations.
