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craftsmanship

Books about craftsmanship for readers of all ages.

Cover of Wood angel

Wood angel

Erin Bow

Ages 9–14magicmystery

Cover of Who Can Fix My Cuckoo Clock & Other Stories

Who Can Fix My Cuckoo Clock & Other Stories

C. Wachs Y. Scharf

Ages 4–8occupationsproblem-solving

Cover of Mr Platt and the painter

Mr Platt and the painter

Mead, Richard.

Ages 4–8craftsmanshipart

Cover of Pouring iron

Pouring iron

David Weitzman

Ages 9–14craftsmanshipmedieval history

Cover of Animaux de papier

Animaux de papier

Didier Boursin

Ages 5–12creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of Making jewelry

Making jewelry

Eileen Deacon

Ages 7–12creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of The rag coat

The rag coat

Lauren A. Mills

Ages 4–10povertyfamily love

Cover of Ribbon Purses

Ribbon Purses

Theresa Hutnick, Megan Smith

Ages 8–14creativitycraftsmanship

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 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 Calligraphy

Calligraphy

Fiona Campbell

Ages 7–12artcreativity

Cover of I want to be a puppeteer

I want to be a puppeteer

Ivan Bulloch, World Book Encyclopedia, Diane James

Ages 7–12creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of Palazzo Inverso

Palazzo Inverso

D. B. Johnson

Ages 4–9perspectivecreativity

Cover of The Barber's Cutting Edge

The Barber's Cutting Edge

Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert

Ages 4–8communitycraftsmanship

Cover of The Crafty Art Book

The Crafty Art Book

Jane Bull

Ages 4–10creativityself-expression

Cover of Pom-pom Pets (American Girl Library)

Pom-pom Pets (American Girl Library)

American Girl

Ages 7–10creativitycraftsmanship

Cover of A Medieval Cathedral

A Medieval Cathedral

Fiona MacDonald

Ages 7–12historyarchitecture

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 The Jesse tree

The Jesse tree

Geraldine McCaughrean

Ages 7–11craftsmanshipcreativity

Cover of Fantasy Origami

Fantasy Origami

Duy Nguyen

Ages 6–14creativityfantasy

Cover of Pharaoh's boat

Pharaoh's boat

David Weitzman

Ages 7–12ancient historyarchaeology

Cover of Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

David Weitzman

Ages 6–12historyships

Cover of Kikuchi's sushi

Kikuchi's sushi

Myung Sook Jeong

Ages 4–8culture and traditionfood and cooking

Cover of At the sign of the Sugared Plum

At the sign of the Sugared Plum

Mary Hooper

Ages 9–13independencehistorical discovery