Status
Available
Call number
Call number
745.5 Tem
Local notes
745.5 Tem
Collection
Genres
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.
Subjects
Awards
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-KāGrade 6 (12th Edition: 1996-1998)
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. Show Less
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Pages
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