By:Clare Beaton

Motivate your kids to get outside for inspiration!

Perfect for your young explorers and elementary artists. Make a craft inspired by nature – and learn something, too! Includes easy-to-follow directions for making incredible crafts inspired by the natural world, fun facts, and additional resources. Provides covert learning opportunities for little explorers and reduces screentime on those long rainy days.

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Author & Illustrator

Clare Beaton, author-illustrator

Clare Beaton studied graphics and illustration, and she creates illustrations for children’s books using recycled materials. She has made art for children’s puzzles and games, as well as television ads. Clare lives in London, England.

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Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

Young readers are encouraged to go outside and observe nature wherever they live, city or country, and then utilize those observations to create various complementary craft projects with everyday materials. Each spread includes short paragraphs about various aspects of nature, e.g., birds, deer, leaves, twigs. The book provides basic instructions and a materials list for creating projects such as a bird mobile, finger puppets, twig snowflakes, etc. The writing is accessible and the facts stick to the basics. The craft projects are simple and encourage the use of recycled materials from home; some will occasionally need adult supervision. The collage artwork is lovely and colorful, and the entire layout is very attractive. VERDICT: This is a nice addition to most craft collections for young children and could be used both at home and in a classroom setting.

BayViews

Simple crafts and recipes inspired by the natural world are described with easy-to-follow instructions (adult supervision is recommended for all projects). Attractive cutpaper illustrations portray animals and plants in natural landscapes (each species labeled with its common name), as well as the end result for each craft. A short introduction for each animal or plant that inspired a project offers more background informationnal, which means they are active at night.). Oddly, mature deer are shown with white spots. The only human figures portrayed have medium and dark brown complexions. Informative and creative, these U.K. imports are likely to inspire many nature lovers.

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Details

Hardcover
ISBN:978-1-58089-843-0

E-book
ISBN:978-1-63289-734-3 EPUB

ISBN:978-1-63289-735-0 PDF

Ages: 6-9
Page count:32
10 x 10

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