Chapman, Gillian

Describes various aspects of Aztec civilization and provides instructions for recreating some of their arts and crafts, including woven textiles, mosaic masks, jewelry, featherwork, and wheeled toys.

Contains illustrated instructions for making blank books with shaped and decorated covers. Covers basics such as choosing materials and sewing pages, and includes instructions and patterns for a variety of projects.

Geological time, historical time, lunar time, daytime and many other aspects of time are discussed, along with simple activities to help clarify each concept.

Describes various aspects of life in ancient Egypt and provides instructions for creating hieroglyphic messages, mummy cases, reed boats, board games, pharaoh's jewels, and more.

A collection of projects for making a variety of things, including boxes, masks, beads and books, from discarded paper material.

Provides instructions for using textile remnants and yarn for making handicraft objects such as fabric collages, glove puppets, and rag books.

Includes instructions for simple projects made from branches, leaves, and seeds.