Modeling Clay Animals: A Guide to Sculpting Clay (Air-Dry, Sculpey, Molding, Art Therapy for Mental Health) - Softcover

Cuxart, Bernadette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764145797 ISBN 13: 9780764145797

Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore, 2010

Synopsis

Preschool and early-grades boys and girls will discover a wealth of creative fun when they open this book. It presents easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions for making whimsical little animals out of modeling clay. Divided into four sections, the book instructs on making models of Animals of the Garden, Animals of the Farm, Animals of the Sea, and Animals at the Zoo. Kids can create fanciful images of frogs, squirrels, hens, cows, fish, elephants, and more. Parents and teachers will also appreciate this fun approach to learning, and will have a wonderful time helping kids develop their creative natures.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

(back cover)
With this step-by-step book, children will have fun creating beautiful animal figures out of modeling clay. All techniques described are easy for children to master, and kids will be delighted by the wonderful array of animals they can fashion when they start out with simple balls and sausages of clay. Parents and teachers will also appreciate this fun approach to art instruction, and will have a wonderful time helping kids develop their creative talents.

From School Library Journal

Gr 2-5–In this well-put-together resource, Cuxart shows readers how to make more than 50 different figures using clay and other materials. The book begins with basic tips and instructions and then devotes a page or two to each of the projects. The animals are arranged roughly by habitat, with sea creatures followed by jungle animals, farm animals, and insects. For each one there are illustrated step-by-step instructions and a photo of the final product. The instructions are primarily visual and are accompanied by a sentence or two of text. They are very clear, and even fairly young children should be able to follow the directions without much adult intervention. Some of the final products are more stylized than others, but all are appealing. The projects are designed to be made with nondrying clay, although they could be adapted for use with other mediums. Printed on heavy paper, the book has bright color illustrations and uncluttered white backgrounds. These projects are simpler and less stylized than those in Maureen Carlson's Clay Characters for Kids (North Light, 2003). A good choice for craft-book collections.–Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0764145797
• ISBN 13: 9780764145797
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96