Little Hands Art Book: Exploring Arts and Crafts with 2 to 6 Year Olds by Judy Press
	List Price:   $12.95 Unit Price:   $10.36 You Save:   $2.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   0913589861 ISBN-13:   9780913589861 Publisher:   Ideals Publications Series:   Little Hands Bks. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Art Books Pub. Date:   June 1994 Pages:   156 Format:   Trade Paper 2 Ages:   2 to 6 Grades:   ps to 3
Awards
2007  Volunteer State Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Description/Notes
The perfect introductory art book for little hands with lots to express! Individual artistic freedom abounds as children create unique works. The author has an uncanny understanding of how to inspire preschoolers' creative spirits. Individual artistic freedom abounds as children create unique works. Over 70 art projects with introductory poems to stir kids' imaginations explore textures, colours, shapes, moods, and feelings. Introductions to basic media include glue, doughs, paint, paper, markers, and crayons. Unusual crafts feature a paper bag picnic basket, muffin cup birds, milk carton caboose, dough porcupine, popsicle stick flower gardens, and a clothespin splatter paint butterfly. Guidelines for parents, teachers, and caregivers for encouraging truly creative art experiences are of especial value. 'The Little Hands Art Book' is an ideal beginning art book for little hands with lots to express. Press has an uncanny understanding of how to inspire preschoolers' creative spirits. Instructions are bare minimum, and the resulting art is clever as kids' imaginations take flight with simple materials and only a hint of direction