From best-selling author Yuval Zommer, The Big Book of Nature Art is packed with easy art activities inspired by nature. Drawing on Zommer’s years of experience running art workshops for children, The Big Book of Nature Art includes his tips for stress-free ways to get creative with kids and fun facts about the natural world.
Each of the activities can be achieved in four simple steps using natural materials combined with recycled or found materials from around the home. With a total of twenty-two art activities, each requiring no more than a five-minute setup and cleanup, the crafts are easy to completeand fun for everyone involved. The book also encourages children to see the creative potential in the natural and everyday treasures all around us—from twigs, seed pods, petals, and leaves to pencil shavings, take-out cups, toilet-paper rolls, and more.
Little nature artists will enjoy making paper-plate birds, leaf bugs, coffee-cup owls, tree-bark bats, and schools of seashell fish, as well as scenes for their creatures to dwell in, from watery worlds to underground tunnels.
Reviews
A collection of inventive yet simple art projects that children can make from natural objects… These activities are perfect for summer and could be used in art classes… Beautiful inspiration for observant amateur artists who love nature.
— Kirkus Reviews
Offers new ideas for creating nature-themed art projects that encourage students to think outside the box and add their own finishing touches.
— Booklist
Contributors
Yuval Zommer
Author
Yuval Zommer graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in illustration. He worked as a creative director at advertising agencies before becoming an author and illustrator of acclaimed nonfiction. Yuval’s Big Book series encourages children to explore the natural world. The series has been published in twenty-five languages and has won and been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the UKLA Book Awards, the English Association’s Nonfiction Award, and the Made for Mums Award. Follow him on Instagram @yuvalzommer.
