Galimoto

See how something as common and uncomplicated as wire can be used to create complicated and interesting things. LeVar interviews a wire artist who makes sculptures from wire, a circus family that performs high wire acts without a net, and he takes the longest tramway in the world—which, by coincidence, moves on a cable wire.

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Galimoto Feature Book:

Galimoto

Walking through his village, a young African boy uses his wits to search for scraps of wire to make his very own galimoto.

Author: Karen Lynn Williams
Illustrator: Catherine Stock
Publisher: William Morrow

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Look At This

Look At This

Instructions for children who would like to make a dancing frog, homemade applesauce, and a noisemaker.

Author: Harlow Rockwell
Illustrator: Harlow Rockwell
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

 
The Little Pigs Puppet Book

The Little Pigs Puppet Book

Brother pigs, Charles, Bertram, and Ralph, spend a rainy day creating a puppet show from scratch. They share directions for making puppets, writing a script, building a stage and scenery, creating programs and tickets, and, of course, recipes for making refreshments!

Author: N. Cameron Watson
Illustrator: N. Cameron Watson
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.

 
My First Activity Book

My First Activity Book

Instructions and life-size photographs show children how to create crafts and decorations from everyday items found at home.

Author: Angela Wilkes
Illustrator: Angela Wilkes
Publisher: Random House

 
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