Synopses & Reviews
By the author of the best-selling Look What I Did With a Leaf! Look What I Did With a Shell! shows young craft-lovers how to use nature's bounty to create unique animals, decorative gifts, and natural scenes. Readers will develop their creative eye and soon learn to "see" the artistic possibilities that surround them. Sohi gives easy-to-follow directions on how to choose shells for shape and color, how to arrange the shells in an animal form, and how to preserve the work of art for others to see, using all non-toxic materials. A field guide provides detailed information about each shell, and helps young shell artists learn more about the "tools" of their craft.
Synopsis
Demonstrates how to make animal figurines and decorative objects with shells. Includes a field guide to the shells used.
About the Author
Morteza E. Sohi has illustrated and designed many books for children published in his native Iran. Look What I Did with a Leaf!, his first book to be published in the United States was a best-seller with nearly 200,000 copies sold. He is also author of Look What I Did with a Shell!