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Creative Work for Your Child’s Hands.
Unusual 1944 American guide to children’s handcrafts
Produced in 1944 by The Book House for Children,a richly illustrated wartime-era guide to educational handcraft for young learners, organized across twelve thematic units. From paper cutting, sewing, and clay modeling to puppetry, woodworking, and folk holiday projects, the book reflects wartime America’s emphasis on thrift, imagination, and self-guided instruction. Bound in cheerful pictorial wraps, this volume pairs accessible instructions with engaging diagrams designed to foster both creativity and fine motor skills in children.A charming artifact of mid-century educational publishing and domestic pedagogy.
Description: Creative Work for Your Child’s Hands.
Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1944. Quarto. Approximately 60 pages. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and drawings. Bound in publisher’s pictorial stiff wrappers, lightly edgeworn with some creasing. A very good example.
[3735227]Price: $45.00