In Print!: 40 Cool Publishing Projects for Kids

by Joe Rhatigan

“[A] handsomely designed cornucopia of ideas...This is more than just a craft book.”— Booklist

“It’s full of ideas not easily found elsewhere.”— School Library Journal

On paper, plastic, or cloth, and decorated with stamps, stencils, and here’s the way kids can get their work into print. Every lively page, bursting with boxed tips, color photos, and drawings, turns the publishing process into an adventure. Unique projects display dozens of creative ways to showcase words—books and beyond. Write your thoughts on a memory frame around a photograph. Turn a jewel of a poem into a charm copy it onto shrinkable plastic, cut the words into cool shapes, and stick them in the oven to harden. amazing writing secrets, advice on making design decisions, inside info on famous authors, comments from real kids about how they get ideas, and more.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Joe Rhatigan has authored more than fifteen books for children and adults, including Don't Unravel When You Travel and Out-of-This-World Astronomy. He has also produced several best-selling books and series, including 101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12!, The Boo Boo Book, and the My Very Favorite Art Book series. Joe has been a poet, a teacher, a marketing manager, and a newspaper boy. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and three children

Reviews

[Andy]

Great craft ideas that will encourage kids to read, write, and publish. This is an excellent resource for library programming.

[Autumn Fortier · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book!

[Elaine Bearden · Rating 4 out of 5]

gr 2 and up. Can be modified for younger and older

Very fun cool book full of ways kids can "publish" their projects - from book-making to umbrellas, magnetic poetry and accordian necklaces. The design and layout is all photographs and has real kids. Also rock and wire poetry holders and an envelope book.

[Kate]

me and my daughter love the ideas in this book and can't wait to complete them this summer! there is a super cute one for making serving dishes at a local pottery place...we are looking super forward to making those!!!

[Relyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a wonderful resource for parents of children who love to write. There is practical writing advice and superb publishing ideas. Plus, it's packed full of graphics, cool fonts, and great images. It's a treat to read. To explore.

[Daniel Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gave me lots of ideas to create books. I will be using this book!

[Angela Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't wait to try some of these projects out with kids in workshops!

[Catherine Austen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of projects to try. The info on writing and publishing is great and brief. This book will inspire kids and classes to do something more with their words.