Mask Magic

by Carolyn Meyer, Melanie Gaines Arwin

Discusses the history of masks and the roles that culture and religion have played in mask making and presents instructions for making theatrical, spirit, carnival, and other masks appropriate for each of the four seasons of the year

90 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1978

About the author

Carolyn Meyer is as versatile a writer as you will find. Along with historical fiction and realistic novels for young adults she has written nonfiction for young adults and books for younger readers on topics as diverse as the Amish, the Irish, Japanese, Yup'ik Eskimos, a rock band, rock tumbling, bread baking, and coconuts. And ten of her books have been chosen as Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. In her most recent historical novels she has dealt with the young lives of Mary Tudor, Princess Elizabeth, Anastasia, and Isabel of Castilla, Spain.