The Long Ago Lake - A Book of Nature Lore and Crafts

By Marne Wilkins

Book Overview

The author recollects her childhood summers in the Wisconsin Lakes district and the nature lessons her family learned from their Indian friends. Nature crafts projects are included. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877016321
• ISBN13: 9780877016328
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The Long Ago Lake by Marne Wilkins (A Book of Nature Lore and Crafts)

Description from the book back cover: The joys of childhood summers are lovingly recollected in this rich volume of nature lore and crafts. Evocative and enchanting, it brings to life such events as May Day celebrations, country fairs, canoeing excursions, songfests, campfire storytelling and other unforgettable experiences. With instructions for making over 30 crafts (many borrowed from the author's Chippewa Indian neighbors), children can choose from such diverse projects as rope swings, pine needle baskets, birdhouses, sundials, lichen dyes, shell jewelry, signaling devices, casts of animal tracks, and simple looms. Perfect for the burgeoning adventurer, it's also the ideal book for parents and children to share while exploring the delights of the wilderness.