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hands-on learning

Books about hands-on learning for readers of all ages.

Cover of Let's Start! Fabric Art

Let's Start! Fabric Art

Ages 4–8creativitycrafts

Cover of Light Magic

Light Magic

Trudy Rising, Peter Williams

Ages 9–12light and energyscientific inquiry

Cover of Energy, Forces & Motion (The Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science Kid Kits : Hands on Fun With Usborne!)

Energy, Forces & Motion (The Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science Kid Kits : Hands on Fun With Usborne!)

Ages 9–12sciencephysics

Cover of Look What You Can Make With Boxes

Look What You Can Make With Boxes

Ages 7–12creativityrecycling

Cover of Making jewelry

Making jewelry

Eileen Deacon

Ages 7–12creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of Kids at work

Kids at work

Jeannine B. Browning, Jeannine B. Browing

Ages 6–12creativitypractical skills

Cover of Tyrannosaurus Model

Tyrannosaurus Model

Anael Dena, Regis Arous

Ages 4–8dinosaurspaleontology

Cover of Ribbon Purses

Ribbon Purses

Theresa Hutnick, Megan Smith

Ages 8–14creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of The Usborne Book of Puppets (Usborne Kid Kits)

The Usborne Book of Puppets (Usborne Kid Kits)

Ken Haines, Gill Harvey

Ages 6–12creativitycrafts

Cover of Crafts (Make it now crafts)

Crafts (Make it now crafts)

Bee Gee Hazell, Susan Schneck, Mary Strohl, Lynn LA Pointe, Judy Pappas, Jan Ormesher

Ages 4–8creativityself-expression

Cover of 3-D Paper (Fun to Make and Do Jump! Craft)

3-D Paper (Fun to Make and Do Jump! Craft)

Hannah Tofts, Diane James

Ages 5–12creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of The world of tools and technology

The world of tools and technology

Dinah Zike, Dina Zike, Susan Simpson

Ages 7–12technologyinnovation

Cover of Let's Start! Foam Art

Let's Start! Foam Art

Ages 4–8creativityself-expression

Cover of Papier-Mache (Fun to Make and Do Jump! Craft)

Papier-Mache (Fun to Make and Do Jump! Craft)

Susan Moxley, Juliet Bawden, Diane James

Ages 7–12creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of Salt Dough

Salt Dough

Laura Torres

Ages 5–8creativitycrafting

Cover of Mr. Wizard's 400 Easy Experiments in Science

Mr. Wizard's 400 Easy Experiments in Science

Don Herbert, Hy Ruchlis

Ages 8–14science educationcuriosity

Cover of Cut and Assemble Mayflower

Cut and Assemble Mayflower

A. G. Smith

Ages 8–12historycrafts

Cover of Sock Crafts

Sock Crafts

Jeri Dayle, Abby Carter

Ages 5–12creativitycrafts

Cover of Kids Garden!

Kids Garden!

Avery Hart, Paul Mantell

Ages 6–12naturegardening

Cover of The Usborne Book of Decorating T-Shirts (Usborne Kid Kits)

The Usborne Book of Decorating T-Shirts (Usborne Kid Kits)

Ages 8–12creativityself-expression

Cover of Pom-pom Pets (American Girl Library)

Pom-pom Pets (American Girl Library)

American Girl

Ages 7–10creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of How to have fun with macrame

How to have fun with macrame

Creative Educational Society (Mankato, Minn.), Creative Educational Society

Ages 7–13creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of Miniatures

Miniatures

Ed Radlauer

Ages 6–12craftingcreativity

Cover of I Can Make Music

I Can Make Music

Michael Purton

Ages 4–9creativitymusic