Look What I Did With A Leaf! (Naturecraft) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Look What I Did with a Leaf! will show young art and craft lovers how to use nature's bounty to create fanciful animals and natural scenes. Readers will develop their artistic eye and soon learn to see the artistic possibilities that surround them. Morteza E. Sohi gives careful directions on how to choose leaves for shape and color, how to arrange them in an animal form, and how to preserve the finished work of art. A field guide helps young leaf artists learn more about the tools of their craft.
Lexile Measure: 700L (What's this?)
Series: Naturecraft
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Walker Childrens (September 1, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802774407
ISBN-13: 978-0802774408
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.1 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #24,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #11 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Science Studies > Nature > Forests & Trees #16 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Science Studies > Nature > Flowers & Plants #48 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Crafts & Hobbies
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
I am a teacher who has used Look What I Did With a Leaf during my science study of trees. The children collected leaves from the school campus, sorted them, and talked about their purpose as a part of the tree. The children then used their leaves to create leaf creatures which they used to make leaf print t-shirts. This book was a hit with the children and certainly served us well by getting their creative juices flowing.
I am using this book this fall with my preschoolers. After reading the book we will go for a nature walk and then will us the leaves and such found to make their own creatures, which we will turn into placemats to use at snack time. This is a great book and their are so many ways you can use this in the classroom.
I am a children's librarian and this book is one of our holdings. It's an incredible little book. It's absolutely wonderful for the classroom but it's also great for anyone who wants to use nature to create some wonderful, artsy pictures, crafts, etc. Let your imagination run with this little gem.I purchased this for my daughter who teaches first grade. She also has children of her own and when they recieved it, it was a huge hit!!!In my opinion, this is an absolute little marvel. I highly reccomend this book. It's great for anyone.
Amazing pictures you can make with leaves. Can't wait till Fall when I can start my leaf collecting. Have to see to believe. Also educational, learn names of leaves, climate zones they grow in. Highly Recommended
Perfect for fall back-to-school art-meets-science-meets-art projects, this arts-n-crafts book offers some really clever, creative examples of animal collages made from a variety of leaves: particularly striking are the peacock and the cow. Tips on creating collages, from collecting and preserving leaves to using contrast and texture are described in clear, simple text. And although this is plainly a "how-to," book, Look what I Did... does offer a brief explanation of "the life cycle of a leaf," albeit delivered with far less enthusiasm than is the "Craft" portion of the book. There is also an interesting "field guide" at the end of the book that provides a picture and description of many deciduous tree leaves; unfortunately it is decidedly slanted toward the "East Coast" flora. (As a resident of the Pacific Northwest, it would have been nice to see a few examples of "left coast" trees included as well.)
This is a terrific book to use during the Autumn months for brightly colored leaves but can be used anytime of the year. The book shows a field guide different kinds of leaves which is helpful but depends on where you live. It also shows you how to do these leaf creations. It's perfect for nature walks and collecting your leaves getting your child's imagination to create terrific works of art and is also another terrific way of teaching your child how even things in nature can be recycled.Using leaves this books shows you how to make: cow, butterfly, elephant, turtle, owl, parrot, rooster, fox, frog, rat, peacock, fish (from the cover)
I've used this book in middle school teaching my students about symmetry. They gather their own leaves in the fall during a class trip to our local park. In the spring, we take them from the books we've pressed them in and begin creating. They LOVE making their own creations as well as the ideas from the book.
I bought this for myself and I'm sure not a kid. I found it interesting in spite of its obviously being aimed at younger folks. I even learned a couple of things about how trees work! There are also lots of pictures of leaf animals to which I may actually refer sometime for my various crafts. I think the pictures are all in color, by the way.I highly recommend this book to anyone of any age.
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