Traditional Crafts from Mexico and Central America (Culture Crafts)

by Florence Temko

Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

745.5 Tem

Call number

745.5 Tem

Local notes

745.5 Tem

Barcode

4882

Collection

Publication

Lerner Publications (1996), Hardcover, 64 pages

Description

Provides instructions on how to make traditional Mexican and Central American handicraft such as metal ornaments, tissue paper banners, and Guatemalan worry dolls.

Physical description

64 p.; 9.32 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member lorinhigashi
Not only is this a how to crafts book, it is also a learning tool of the culture of Mexico and Central America. This book would work with well when teaching about different cultures or where objects came from. The instructions are easy to follow and include detailed illustrations. The real pictures
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of how the crafts appear in the countries and how they are used will give students the connection of the craft they themselves made to the actual craft in the culture. History of the technique used in making the crafts also create an educational piece with children, as they learn about what the people did in order to make the objects.
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Pages

64

Rating

(1 rating; 4)
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