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Scary Scenes for Halloween

Name: Scary Scenes for Halloween
Author: Jill Williams Grover
ISBN: 9780806948423

by Jill Williams Grover

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Black cats and witches and grinning pumpkins that glow with an eerie orange lightBOO! When spooky creatures start showing up everywhere it can mean only one thing: Halloween is here. Get into the spirit with dozens for ideas for holiday decorations: a Ghost Lamp, with a sheet draped over the bulb; a Treat Bucket dripping with bloodred nail polish; Yummy Mummies; and a Skeleton Jug. There's also a witch hat, a broomstick, flying bats, and directions for a truly "Frightful Feast"complete with spiderweb invitations, a scary table setting, and awfull good recipes for all the ghosts and goblins stopping by! .

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Library Journal

Gr 5 Up-Knowledgeable craft makers will enjoy this collection of decorations and food ideas. The good news: the projects are not difficult and require commonly available materials. Engaging color photographs and eerie watercolor paintings clearly show the finished objects in appropriately atmospheric settings. Although they are relatively simple, the completed decorations are fun or spooky, and clever. Line drawings and diagrams help illustrate the procedures. The bad news: occasionally the instructions are incomplete or require previous knowledge. For example, there are frequent references to "using a transfer tool," but there is no explanation of what it is or how to use it. In several cases, a reduced-sized pattern is included, but the instructions do not explain that it should be enlarged. Resourceful, experienced handicraft makers will have no trouble figuring out how to get around these flaws, but some children may be stymied. Instructions to use matches and hot glue guns also suggest that this title is best suited for adults.-Darcy Schild, Schwegler Elementary School, Lawrence, KS Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.