The big book of nature art

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Title:

The big book of nature art

Author:

Zommer, Yuval, author, illustrator.

Winsor, Lauren, photographer.

Series:

Big book.

Summary:

From best-selling author Yuval Zommer, The Big Book of Nature Art is packed with easy art activities inspired by nature. Drawing on Zommer’s years of experience running art workshops for children, The Big Book of Nature Art includes his tips for stress-free ways to get creative with kids and fun facts about the natural world. Each of the activities can be achieved in four simple steps using natural materials combined with recycled or found materials from around the home. With a total of twenty-two art activities, each requiring no more than a five-minute setup and cleanup, the crafts are easy to completeand fun for everyone involved. The book also encourages children to see the creative potential in the natural and everyday treasures all around us―from twigs, seed pods, petals, and leaves to pencil shavings, take-out cups, toilet-paper rolls, and more. Little nature artists will enjoy making paper-plate birds, leaf bugs, coffee-cup owls, tree-bark bats, and schools of seashell fish, as well as scenes for their creatures to dwell in, from watery worlds to underground tunnels. -- Amazon.

General Note:

Includes index.

"22 projects using natural & recycled materials" -- Cover.

Contents:

Every child is a nature artist -- Nature's treasures -- Everyday treasures -- Leaf bugs -- Under the sea-horses -- Forest owls -- Dragonfly suncatchers -- Picnic flies -- Sneaky snakes -- Creepy crawlies -- Go-with-the-flow jellyfish -- Flower power -- Paper-plate birds -- Sea turtles -- Moon moths -- Chirping crickets -- Cardboard cacti -- Wacky bats -- Rock pets -- Fish school -- Dandy-lions -- Flying fish -- Rainbow birds -- Woodimals -- Peace on Earth -- Start your own museum -- Tips and tricks -- Did you find? -- Nature art words.

Physical Description:

62 pages : color illustrations ; 35 cm

Subject Term:

Nature craft -- Juvenile literature.

Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Juvenile literature.

Handicraft -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

Winsor, Lauren,

Publisher:

Thames & Hudson,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9780500652930

Publication Information:

London : Thames & Hudson, 2023.

Call Number:

J 745.5 ZOMMER

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Featuring twenty-two easy craft projects using natural and recycled materials, The Big Book of Nature Art is a fun and eco way for young children to connect creatively with nature.

From bestselling author Yuval Zommer, The Big Book of Nature Art is packed with twenty-two easy art activities inspired by nature. Each of the activities can be achieved in four simple steps using natural materials combined with recycled or found materials from around the home. Drawing on Zommer's years of experience running art workshops for children, The Big Book of Nature Art includes his tips for stress-free ways to get creative with kids.

Each nature art activity requires no more than five minutes set-up and five minutes clean-up, making them easy to achieve and fun for everyone involved. The book also encourages children to see the creative potential in the natural and everyday treasures all around us - from twigs, seed pods, petals and leaves through to loo rolls, pencil shavings, takeaway cutlery and kitchen string.

Little nature artists will enjoy making paper-plate birds; leaf bugs; coffee-cup owls; tree bark bats; and seed pod creepy crawlies, as well as scenes for their creatures to dwell in, from watery worlds to underground tunnels.

Author Notes

Yuval Zommer is an award-winning and bestselling author, illustrator and environmentalist based in London. He studied at the Royal College of Art, and worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming an author and illustrator. Titles in his Big Book series have been worldwide bestsellers, with over 1.6 million copies in print across 28 languages.