Description: By experimenting and simplifying, papier mache expert Sheila McGraw has created a how-to book for kids with projects that fit the level of skill, the hand-size, and the attention span of children. Each how-to step is matched with a clear, full-color photograph and concise, simple directions. Clear symbols denote where an adult's help or supervision may be needed. 145 photographs.
Brief description:
Sheila McGraw is author of Painting and Decorating Furniture, Papier Mâché Today, Gifts Kids Can Make, Dolls Kids Can Make, and Soft Toys to Sew. She is the illustrator of the best-selling children's books Love You Forever, and Lightning Bug Thunder as well as author/illustrator of Pussycats Everywhere.
Review Quotes: Following on the heels of her successful Papier-Mache Today, Sheila McGraw has presented us with another book of papier-mache projects. All the projects in Papier-Mache for Kids are easy enough for a child to construct. Papier-Mache for Kids follows the same well-organized format as her previous book. Colour photographs accompany each of the numbered instructions. Each project lists the materials that are needed and has a box that gives the basics of papier mache. A table of contents is provided... If you are looking for a papier mache project to do with youngsters, Papier-Mache for Kids is the book for you. The projects are simple enough for a child to construct, but so delightful as to become cherished curios.--Joanne Robertson "Canadian Review of Materials" (3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM)