BOOKS TO GET YOU THROUGH THE SUMMER
Summer is a great time to explore a
new hobby or interest or to start a business. Here is a sampling of books that may be of
interest to your family during this time.
How to Make Super Pop-ups by
Joan Irvine for ages 8 and up contains step-by-step black and white illustrations that
show every step in making 31 different pop-up projects, including cards, story boxes,
masks, stage props, giant pop-ups for displays and projects. Some examples: castle,
awesome insect, a bird or butterfly that flies, Pinocchio with a nose that grows, a
juggler, a noisy robot, and a snapping sports car. 6.95.
There’s nothing like an Usborne
book to introduce a new hobby. For ages 11 and up try the following: Design and
Decorate Your Room (8.95); Pottery (7.95); & Calligraphy (7.95). For
ages 8-12: Making Presents (8.95); Collecting Things (5.95); &
Juggling (5.95). Ages 5-8 might want to try Starting Chess (4.95) or Starting
Needlecraft (4.95).
Students 9 and over who want
the very best step-by-step drawing course should try one of the following at 8.95 each:
Draw Cars (covers from classic
and antique to modern racing cars and pick-ups. These are the cars you want to draw.) A
BEST SELLER!
Draw Ocean Animals (includes
sharks and whales and much more.)
Draw Rainforest Animals
Draw Desert Animals ( from
rabbits and bats to rattlesnakes and tarantulas)
Learn to Draw 3-D (a
step-by-step guide to perspective drawing.
Learn to Draw Now ( teaches how
to create great drawings from basic forms) 7.95
From Dover’s extensive
collection of hobby and craft books, we suggest the following, best for those 9
and over: Easy-to-Make Decorative Kites (3.95); Cowboy Roping and Rope Tricks (3.95);
25 Kites That Fly (3.50); Hand Shadows and More Hand Shadows (2.50); Fun
With Easy Origami (32 projects and 24 sheets of origami paper, 4.95); Easy Magic (1.00);
Fun With Paper Folding and Origami (1.00); and How to Make Origami Airplanes
That Really Fly (5.95).
For kids thinking of starting a
business this summer, we recommend The Totally Awesome Business Book for Kids
with Twenty Super Businesses You Can Start Right Now! by Adriane Berg and Arthur Berg
Bochner, age 13(10.95). This is the second book Arthur has co-authored with his mother,
and his personal experiences with his own business will encourage other young people ages
10-17 who want to go into business for themselves. The authors explain some general things
about forms of business ownership, business purpose, location, staff, and ethics. Then
they explain the fundamentals of ten basic skills that are necessary for most businesses
-- such things as negotiating, telephone skills, record keeping, and marketing. Finally
they describe how to start the twenty different businesses -- everything from selling
lemonade and designer T-shirts to raking leaves, mowing lawns, recyling, and book
bartering. There are several other ideas as well, and they are appropriate for the target
age group.
The Kids Money Book (4.95),
begins with general information on advertising, selling, setting prices, collecting money,
and safety. The authors then describe over forty different businesses by answering the
following questions for each: What do I need? How much can I earn? How much time will it
take? What else do I need to Know? How do I get started? Each of these books will help
young entrepreneurs get started. The first emphasizes basic skills needed in all
businesses. The second is stronger in the area of ideas for specific businesses. You
choose.
NEW AND FUN FOR GIRLS! Design
a Paper Doll You, 6.95, from Learning Works. By using this book, photos, something to
color with, and scissors, girls can design paper dolls that look like themselves and
design the clothes themselves. Contains six extra dolls to make family and friends. Great
for a present!
There's a related article you might
want your young people to read:
Boredom is a Choice.
A reprint from Books, Pens, and
People, Issue 4
A publication of Barb’s People Builders
Ó Barbara
Radisavljevic, 1997
Some prices may have changed or books
mentioned may now be out of print since this was written.
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