Tuesday, September 24, 2013

# 25 EBooks About Crafts and Hobbies for Kids

     Before I begin this post, I want to welcome a new audience to this blog from Croatia.  You represent the 55th country reported on my stats pages to have viewed one or both of my blogs about children's literacy. Thank you for sharing our interest. 

     Learning to read seems to be a universal need.


     This post is about the value of functional reading in eBooks, and specifically in eBooks about hobbies and crafts. I want to begin with a little lesson on how to use the screen menus to find this genre in online stores.


      If you like to shop on Amazon.com, you can find lots of eBooks on any subject by going to the department menu and clicking "Kindle Store", then click "Kindle eBooks" in the drop down menu. You will see another drop down menu. Click "Children's eBooks". Click it and find "Activities, Crafts and Games", then click "Activity Books". You will see a list of book titles such as:

How to draw Cartoons by Brian Platt

250 Fun Things To Do With Your BFF (Best Friends Forever) By Tammy Mitchell

Writing Magic:  Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine

Halloween Papier Mache by Dan Reeder

Amazing Leonardo Da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself by Maxine Anderson

...And at least 395 more!

     

     If that seems too complicated, or if you have a specific subject in mind, you can just use the search box window on Amazon's home page. By entering your interests followed by the words "eBooks", you will be offered a good selection of titles.  An example of what you will find if you enter a few subjects followed by the word "eBooks" are as follows: 

LEGO project eBooks: 10 Cool LEGO Mindstorm Ultimate Builder Projects by David Astolfo   

Paper airplanes eBooks:  The Best Paper Airplanes You Will Ever Fly by A. Klutz (could that possibly be a real name?!)  

Manga drawing eBooks:  Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley by Mark Crilly

Building kites eBooks: Kites for Everyone: How to Make and Fly Them by Margaret Greger  

Art lab eBooks: Art lab For Kids by Susan Schwake 

Cook books for kids eBooks: Smart School Time Recipes by Alisa Marie Fleming 

Sewing projects for kids eBooks: The Best of Sewing Machine Fun For Kids by Lynda Milligan 

Kids party ideas eBooks: Kid Party Ideas by Kim Marie 

Origami project ebooks:  16 Fun Animal Origami Projects for Young Children by Paolo Tiberi  

     This genre of books is sometimes called "How To" books. They are very important in the development of functional reading. Their use of diagrams and other types of graphics help to improve a specialized reading skill, so don't underestimate their value. 

     Though the purpose of this blog is to facilitate the use of eBooks for kids, I want to insert a small notice about my recently published paperback entitled Tiny Others. You can find it on Amazon.com, and it will be available for bookstores and libraries within a month as well. Amazon discounts the list price of $9.95 a bit.



     (Tiny Others by Lynda continues to be available as an eBook for both Kindle and Nook for $3.99 from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com.)

     I hope you have enjoyed this post.  I think you will find that most children love functional reading best  when it is supported with related projects.

     Until next time,
     ...keep reading!


     

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