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Lonely Planet Kids Around the World Craft and Design Book

By Kait Eaton and Laura Baker and Lonely Planet Kids
Series: Lonely Planet Kids
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The Lonely Planet Kids Around the World Craft and Design Book invites young readers to explore global cultures through creative activities. It features fun and educational craft projects inspired by different countries, intriguing facts, and vibrant illustrations. Perfect for inspiring creativity and a sense of adventure in children.
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This creative and engaging activity book may appeal to you if you want to spark children's imagination and curiosity about diverse cultures. It offers fun, hands-on projects inspired by traditions from around the globe, providing both entertainment and educational value for young minds eager to explore and create.

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Draw and create artefacts inspired by different cultures around the globe in this fun activity book. From beautiful Native American dreamcatchers and colourful Hawaiian leis to traditional Russian nesting dolls and carved Maori pendants, there's a world of craft and design projects to choose from!

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Discover, draw and make artefacts from different cultures around the world in this fun and creative activity book - from beautiful Native American dreamcatchers and colourful Hawaiian leis to traditional Russian nesting dolls and carved Maori pendants.

Lonely Planet Kids Around the World Craft and Design Book contains a mix of exciting projects that can be made from common household items. Colourful illustrations, photos, and fun facts introduce young artists to different cultures and encourage them to create and showcase their unique designs.

Projects include:

  • Designing your own woollen mochilas bag from Venezuela
  • Carving a Welsh 'lovespoon' for someone special
  • Building and playing a djembe drum from Mali
  • Painting a beautiful pysanka egg from Ukraine
  • Decorating a wau kite inspired by Malaysian design
  • Making an Indonesian wayang shadow puppet
  • Designing a decorative Nguni shield from southern Africa
  • Colouring in a totem pole from British Columbia, Canada
  • Adding bright colours to crin dolls from Chile
  • Designing your own set of Russian nesting dolls
  • Making a Hawaiian lei from tissue paper

Also available:

  • Around the World Colouring Book
  • Around the World Fashion Sketchbook

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space, and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788681131

Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2019

Country: Ireland

Imprint: Lonely Planet Kids

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 366g

Pages: 80

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    New Release
    You Choose Party Time
    It's time to celebrate - Party Time is a brand new You Choose adventure! It's Party Time and you choose what happens! What kind of party will it be? Who will you invite? Which cake would you like to eat? Will you dance to a steel pan band or bagpipes? The possibilities are endless in this magical storytelling toolkit which...
    By Pippa Goodhart
    Hardback
    $2599
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