Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself

Build it Yourself

by Lance Kramer, Steven Weinberg (Illustrator)

Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the incredible ingenuity and history of ancient China with 25 hands-on projects for readers ages 9 and up. Great Ancient China Projects covers topics from porcelain pottery, paper, gunpowder, and dynasties, to martial arts, medicinal healers, jade carvers, and terracotta warriors. With step-by-step activities, kids will learn how to construct a house with proper feng shui and create a simple Chinese hanging compass. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects and teach kids about this innovative society and its continued influence on modern culture.

Genres: History, Ancient History, Childrens, China

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2008

Reviews

[R. C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good projects, actually, with only a few of the sort of things that no one actually wants their kid to bring home from school. A good balance of art and science too, maybe leaning a bit towards the science. The text was just right for my nerdy eleven-year-old and very much over my average eight-year-old's head. The kids read through the whole thing trying to decide which projects to do then settled on making paper from scratch, a "jade" ring (of polymer clay), and a seismograph.

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting...not too many of these are do-able in my classroom, but it's a good place to start thinking about what I can do to incorporate some art-related learning.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice childrens book of ancient china & it has crafts as well!