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"What is Scoubidou? (Say "skoo-bee-doo".) First it was a French pop song. In 1958 "Scoubidou," the song, was such a huge hit that singer Sacha Distel became known as Mr. Scoubidou. Legend has it that one night a group of adoring fans got into his hotel room and gave him a doodad they had made out of wire insulators. They called int a scoubidou in his honor. Nowadays, scoubidou is the name for the hollow, plastic cord that [may come] with this book....
5) Art foam fun
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Provides instructions for creating a variety of projects using craft foam, including masks, crowns, bracelets, pencil holders, and napkin rings.
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Every year, thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometimes deadly, but worth the risk for migrants who are escaping gang violence and poverty in their home countries. And for those refugees who do succeed? They face an immigration process that is as winding and multi-tiered as the journey that brought them here. In this book, award-winning Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos strings...
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"Comedy! Tragedy! The ancient Greeks were incredible storytellers. This book transports readers to ancient Greece, a culture of marvelous myths, brutal wars, and sacred traditions. Readers will love the diverse activities that reflect the many aspects of ancient Greek life: designing theater masks, constructing Hoplite shields, adorning Medusa headbands, and many others. Interactive creations, like plastic straw panpipes, will make readers feel like...
15) Plastic bottles
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Provides instructions for making such items as bangles, a rocket, a buggy, and a plant pot from plastic bottles.
18) Recycling crafts
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Describes how to make crafts out of recycled materials, projects include jam jar lanterns, scrap paper daisy chain, and CD case photo frame.
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"With easy step-by-step instructions, this book will help kids get creative and recycle and repurpose their trash into handmade treasures. All projects feature common everyday items to reuse in a fun new way. From bottle-top pop art to felted tin-can organizers, kids will love making useful crafts and helping the environment. Great tips and advice on reusing, garage sales, and spotting treasures are also provided. So start your upcycling with these...