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Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bonnie wants the perfect first-day-of-school outfit, but everything in her wardrobe is too big or too small or worn out, so with the help of her family, Bonnie learns to use maker techniques like embroidery, knitting, and natural dyes to turn her old clothes into something new and original.
Author
Series
My weirder-est school volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Principal Klutz has invited a special guest to Ella Mentry School. Her name is Miss Aker, and she's going to show A.J. and his friends how to create cool things out of materials like balloons, straws, and even Popsicle sticks! But what happens when they make a robot so smart, it plans to rule the world? Can anyone stop it?!
3) Crafty Chloe
Author
Series
Crafty Chloe volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chloe is very good at sewing and crafts and when her best friend's birthday approaches, she creates a fabulous gift but also saves the day for a classmate who had been unkind to her.
4) Hope Springs
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old crafter Jubilee Johnson's assumptions about her vagabond life, her estranged mother, and her idol, television's perfect crafter Arletta Paisley, start to change after Jubi and her grandmother move to a small Texas town.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Follows a family through one day and muses in the possibilities that the day holds--from enjoying treats at the bakery, to admiring handmade goods from local artisan shops, to observing the new construction in town.
Author
Series
Craftily ever after volume 2
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After their teacher announces that there will be an upcoming talent show, eight-year-old Maddie and her best friends are inspired to form a band and use their craft skills to make their own instruments.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.
8) My pet slime
Author
Series
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Piper Maclane wants a pet so badly, but she's allergic to everything. So she creates her own--out of slime! It has big eyes, a little mouth, and two arms just long enough for hugs. When a strange turn of events brings her slime to life, Piper learns how fun, challenging, and messy it can be to care for a pet--especially one made out of slime!
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
After moving to Sacramento to take over his grandparent's Filipino market, sixth-grader Alex seeks popularity by selling homemade slime at school, while his father insists he join a soccer team.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Max and Mo, two class hamsters, return to school and are placed in the Art Room, they use supplies found there to spell out their names for the students. Includes directions for making a nametag using household items.
Author
Series
Craftily ever after volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Maddie, Sam, Emily, and Bella have been busy at their craft clubhouse--so busy, in fact, that their supplies are starting to dwindle. It's time to stock up! In order to add a little money to their piggy bank, the friends decide to combine their skills and create their own business: an agua fresca stand! But something's not quite right. While the stand looks fabulous, the agua fresca is...not. Can these crafty kids save their business before it's...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning and bestselling author-illustrator Ashley Spires takes readers on an inspirational alphabet journey, as our favorite characters from THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING introduce all the words little makers need to know. This informational picture book gives young kids and their grown-ups vocabulary that will help them on their creative journeys, touching on themes such as growth mindset, imagination, innovation, mistakes and perseverance, so...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When a little girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn, it is made into a dress, and over the years it is made into even smaller and smaller items, eventually ending up as a bookmark and inspiring the creation of a book. Includes an author's note and a glossary"--
Author
Series
Craftily ever after volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Emily, Maddie, Bella, and Sam learn that there's going to be a craft fair at their school, they are beyond excited! What could be more perfect for four kids who love to craft? But as the friends brainstorm ideas for the perfect project, they can't seem to agree on one! So they decide to go their separate ways for the craft fair. But does that mean the friends are going to go their separate ways...forever? Or will they realize that they're better...
Author
Series
Crafty Cat volume 1
Publisher
:01 First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes school can be scary and even embarrassing, but not today. Today is Birdie's birthday, and everything will be perfect! Birdie's panda-riffic cupcakes are beautiful, and there's one for everyone. She will be the star of the class. But then . . . disaster! A trip and fall on the way to school means no more cupcakes! Who can save the day? Who can make the class smile again? This is a job for Birdie's alter ego . . . the amazing crafty cat!...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Multiple
Description
La pequęa Maya tiene una manta especial que la abuela cosi̤ con sus propias manos. A medida que Maya crece, su manta se desgasta y deshilacha, por lo que con la ayuda de la abuela, Maya se convierte en un vestido. Con el tiempo, el vestido se convierte en una falda, un chal, una bufanda, una cinta para el cabello y, finalmente, un marcador. Cada elemento tiene un significado especial y m̀gico para Maya; anima sus aventuras, la protege o la ayuda...
Author
Series
Craftily ever after volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Best friends Emily and Maddie spend all their time together making crafts, but when Maddie begins spending more time with gadget whiz Bella, Emily worries that she is losing her best friend.
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