Looking for an outdoor hobby to engage your children and encourage them to be crafty and creative? Wood carving is not only easy to learn and fun to do, but almost everything you need to get started can be found for free - right outside your door! Together you can craft a tumbling tower game, a racing car toy, a dolphin necklace or even a handy coat hook! With more than fifty activities at levels for beginners and up, children can create something...

"[This book] focuses on the beginner-friendly flat-plane woodcarving style that's the perfect starting point for the woodcarving novice, or for those who are experienced and want to try a new method. Learn the basics of whittling by practicing four simple knife cuts with easy-to-follow exercises. From there, you'll whittle 16 awesome animal projects that you can accomplish in one short sitting!"--Page 4 of cover.

"Wood grows all around the world, and we use it every day. People have been using wood throughout history to make tools and shelter, as a fuel, and to make paper. Find out about different types of wood, why wood is so important as a resource, how trees keep the planet healthy, and why we need to conserve wood and plant more trees"--

Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to wood ducks. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--