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Author/Editor: Barbara Soloff Levy, Drawing
ISBN 10:0486476790
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With this appealing guide, kids ages 4 and up can combine basic shapes to form cartoon-style characters. Based on a proven, classroom-tested method, it features 30 four-step lessons. The simple shapes appear in a headline across the top of the page. Below, a second color highlights the addition of ea...  read more
 


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Product Description:

With this appealing guide, kids ages 4 and up can combine basic shapes to form cartoon-style characters. Based on a proven, classroom-tested method, it features 30 four-step lessons. The simple shapes appear in a headline across the top of the page. Below, a second color highlights the addition of each new shape, making it easy for kids to follow along — plus, there's a practice space below each numbered step.
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Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486476790
ISBN 13: 9780486476797
Author/Editor: Barbara Soloff Levy, Drawing
Format: Book
Grade level: Preschool - 2 (ages 4 - 8)
Page Count: 64
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 11
Publication date: July 2010

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