Children's Nonfiction Crafts & Hobbies
Gifts to Make and Eat
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2001
- Category
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550749588
- Publish Date
- Sep 2001
- List Price
- $6.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550749564
- Publish Date
- Sep 2001
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
Gift giving should come from the heart, and there is nothing more personal than gifts made by hand — especially ones you can eat! With over 30 fun, inexpensive recipes in this book in the Kids Can Do It series, kids won’t need a lot of time — or money — to dazzle their friends and family. In addition, there are more than 25 ideas for making and decorating reusable containers, so they’ll be creating one-of-a-kind presents that can be enjoyed long after the edible goodies are gone!
Kids can make
- chocolate truffle mice
- a fuzzy felt gift bag
- stained-glass fudge
- great granola
- homemade muffin mix
- a button-covered gift box
About the authors
Liz is one nosy author, which is why she loves writing non-fiction. She’s very curious about why people do what they do, and likes sharing with kids the amazing facts and secrets that she uncovers.As a kid in Thornhill, Ontario, the idea of being a writer never crossed Liz’s mind—she figured most authors were already dead and they definitely weren’t Canadian. Besides, it was science that interested Liz.But writing was already part of Liz’s life. After dinner on school nights, Liz and her two brothers would trudge up to their rooms, close their doors and start to do their homework—or so their parents thought. A few minutes later, a piece of paper would come sliding under Liz’s door. One of her brothers had drawn a picture, usually of some weird creature.Liz really couldn’t draw (still can’t!), so the only way she could respond was to write a short story, often about a mad scientist or space alien. She would slip the story under her brother’s door and—well, not a lot of homework got done.At university, Liz studied sciences—there was hardly any writing involved at all. But after university, she was hired as an editor at OWL magazine, where she could combine writing and her love of science. But it wasn’t long before Liz had a goal: to write a book. Her first one was about lions and since then she’s written more than fifty others.Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns (2008) is one of her favourite books because royalty has always fascinated Liz. She loved going behind the scenes with monarchs from Cleopatra to Dracula to find out just what they would do to hold onto power or protect their families.Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries (2013) was the winner of numerous awards, including the Crime Writers of Canada 2014 Arthur Ellis Award in the Juvenile/YA category. Liz’s latest book with Annick Press, Galloping Through History: Incredible True Horse Stories (Spring 2015), combines, once again, her outstanding storytelling skills with her passion for history. This time her love of animals also shines through as she recounts the stories of six horses that changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and play.Liz lives in Toronto with her husband, Paul, and their cat Cosimo. While she writes, he is usually sprawled across her desk—often right on the book she needs for research!
Elizabeth MacLeod's profile page
Judy Ann Sadler is the best-selling author of over 20 craft books for children including Corking, Knitting, Simply Sewing, Hemp Jewelry and The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Easy Crafts. She still looks forward to making stuff every day. Judy Ann lives with her family in London, Ontario.
Awards
- Winner, Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Editorial Reviews
The colorful photos and illustrations capture details and design and are an excellent accompaniment to the clear, step-by-step instructions. Useful and popular additions to library collections.
School Library Journal
Books in the first-rate Kids Can Do It series continue to give children an opportunity to develop craft skills by providing projects that are both age appropriate and lots of fun. Instruction for making fudge, for example is accompanied by ideas for an inventive gift wrap for it.
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