Crafts & Hobbies - General & Miscellaneous, Native American Studies, Forests & Trees
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Overview
Here is a gentle introduction to geography, history, and cultural subjects for young readers. Why were the pyramids built? What was it like going to school in ancient Greece? Who were the Vikings? What was it like being a soldier in the Roman army? Easy text and full-page photographs accompany fun projects and activities as children learn about history and social studies. Using readily available materials, kids can make their own cardboard Viking longship, a Grecian theater mask, a paper Roman bracelet, or an Egyptian amulet made from clay At the same time, young readers are introduced to the lifestyles, forms of government, culture, even the gods that were worshipped back in ancient times. Each book includes an index.Describes the traditional way of life of the Yanomami. Includes activities in which common items represent what the Yanomami use, such as making a dugout canoe out of clay.
Editorials
School Library Journal
K-Gr 2-This simplistic book adds to the popular publishing fad of combining factual texts with crafts, but there is just not enough substance here to support the effort. The most cursory of introductory information is paired with some easy, and not-so-easy projects. The crafts are presented without letting children know why they might want to make a canoe or a colorful bead necklace. A lot of modeling clay goes into the activities, calling for skills that may be far beyond the age of the readership. The dwelling, maloca, seems to require a lot of coordination in placing the framework for the bark-skin house. Insufficient background about rainforest plants and animals is provided for those who attempt the diorama project. Teachers and students deserve more substantial material about indigenous people.-Jacqueline Elsner, Athens Regional Library, GABook Details
Published
March 1, 1996
Publisher
Children's Press (CT)
Pages
24
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780516080741