Recycled Crafts Box

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Green Crafts for Children


recycled_craft_box.jpgRecycled Crafts Box: sock puppets, cardboard castles, bottle bugs and 37 more earth-friendly projects & activities you can create

Author: Laura C. Martin
Other Contributors: Lisa Adams, Illustrations, Ed Justice, Photography
Publisher: North Adams, MA: Storey Kids, 2003
Edition/Format: English/Book, Juvenile Literature
Description: 88 p. : col.ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 1580175236

From Amazon.com Booklist Summary:
Gr. 3-7. Much more than just a craft book, this title includes a brief history of trash--illustrated in a colorful "trash timeline"--that shows how the invention of disposable products and packaging has created increasing waste. Another diagram shows the "anatomy of a landfill." Organized into sections based on common recyclable materials (paper, plastic, metal, fabric), the easy-to-follow, mostly appealing projects include a "Fancy Foil Fish" aluminum mobile, paper jewelry, and milk-carton castles. Each section has useful information about the material being used, such as a chart that deciphers the codes used in various plastic products. Throughout, Martin makes suggestions for "living lightly" on Earth, although in many cases (purchasing choices, for example), kids will have to pass on the tips to their parents. Illustrated with cheerful cartoon drawings and color photos of the finished projects, and bolstered by many resource lists, this is a surprisingly attractive, substantive offering that is just the thing for teachers planning Earth Day activities. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Safety Precaution: Some of the projects in the book require cutting, sewing, using an acrylic sealer, using a glue gun, and working with sharp edges.

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