Chapter XVIII: Handwork

I. 1. Teaching.

Ledyard, Mary F., and Breckenfeld, Bertha H. Primary Manual
Book. Bradley. 1911. 121 p. Illus. Bibl. $1.20. A large-size
volume containing suggestions for handwork correlated with art
education, child’s interest in nature, primitive life, toys;
directions, quantity of material and equipment needed. Children 5
to 9 years.

Snow, Bonnie E. and Froehlich, Hugo B. Industrial Art Text Books.
Books I and II. Prang. 1915. 72 p. each. $.25 each. Suggestions
for drawing, cutting, water color, weaving, paper dolls, stick
printing, toy theatres. 5 to 8 years.

The Graphic Drawing Books. Prang. 1914. Book I and II. Each,
$.15. The newest ideas in drawing teaching; each book contains
true color chart. 5 to 7 years.

2. Various processes.

Adams, Morley. Toy Making at Home. Stokes. 1916. Illus. $.50.
Simple directions for simple toys from home materials. 4 to 7
years.

Johnston, Bertha. Home Occupations for Boys and Girls. Jacobs.
1908. 191 p. Illus. Bibl. $.50. Use of common material for making
things; collecting; celebration of festivals. 4 to 6 years.

Rich, G. Ellingwood. When Mother Lets us Make Toys. Moffatt.
1915. 122 p. Illus. $.75. Simple toys from pasteboard, paper,
wood and common materials.

3. Woodwork.

Johnson, B. W. Coping Saw Work. Bradley. Paper, $.20. Directions
for simple work. 3 to 8 years.

Pierce, Frank H. Woodwork for Little Folks. Scribner. 1915.
Illus. $1.00. Coping saw work. Full directions, with drawings
actual size, for toys, jointed birds, animals, men; toy
furniture, wheelbarrows, engine. 4 to 12 years.

Seldon, F. H. Woodwork for Grades. Orr & Locket, Chicago. 1913.
111 p. Illus. $1.25. Illustrations of all tools, equipment,
movements. Simple directions for woodworking. 3 to 12 years.

4. Drawing and Painting.

Soper, Mabel B. Principles and Practice of Elementary Drawing.
Scott. 1915. 147 p. Illus. $1.50. Principles and methods of
teaching elementary design, drawing, color. Written as a textbook
for normal school students.

Drawings to Color. 3 sets, 50 per set. J. Hammett, Boston. $.15
per set. Simple lines. Birds, fruits, animals, children, flowers.
3 to 7 years.

Mother Goose Color Cards. Bradley. 12 in set, $.15 set. To be
colored. 6 to 9 years.

Prang Paint Books. Prang. Size 7 × 10. 32 p. each. $.10 each. 1.
Hiawatha, 2. Robinson Crusoe, 3. Alice in Wonderland, 4. Hansel
and Gretel. Simply drawn, heavy lines. 3 to 7 years.

McMahon, Jo. The Jo McMahon Colorbook. Bradley. 1915. $.30.
Charming pictures, some humorous, each with a brief story and
suggestions for coloring; loose-leaf form. 3 to 10 years.

5. Cutting Out.

Beard, Adelia B. The Beard Animals. Stokes. 1914. 15 p. Illus.
$.75. A dozen small common animals, as rabbit, squirrel, to be
cut out; life size. 5 to 9 years.

Chapman, C. Durand. Self-made Pictures for Children. Stokes.
1916. Illus. $1.00. Pictures in color, to be cut out, pasted and
assembled; all relating to historical places and events.

Paper Cutting Designs. J. Hammett, Boston. 50 in set. $.15 per
set. Flowers, birds, animals, children. Black on white. 5 to 10
years.

Wright, Maud A. Bird Cut-outs. Bradley. 10 in set. $.25 per set.
1. Spring and Summer Birds, 2. Summer, 3. Winter. Natural size,
to color, cut out, paste together and suspend with thread.

Scantlebury, Elizabeth E. Homes of World Babies. Flanagan. 1910.
60 p. $.50. Silhouettes of children, houses, scenes from home
life, from eight nationalities. Brief story, using names in
Andrews’ “Seven Little Sisters.” 5 to 10 years.

6. Electricity and Physics.

St. John, Thomas M. The Author, New York City. 1905. 139 p.
$1.00. Real Electric Toy Making. Simple toys operated by magnets
and electricity. 3 to 12 years.

II. Something to Do. Bennett Publishing Co. Boston. $1. A magazine
for children, with many suggestions for handwork.

School Arts Magazine. Bennett Publishing Co. Boston. $2. Art
teachers’ magazine; many suggestions for designs, technique,
methods. Source book.

(See also St. Nicholas Magazine, Chapter XV; Kindergarten-First
Grade and Kindergarten-Primary, Chapter I.)