- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang (Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1584794089
- ISBN-13: 978-1584794080
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 18.3 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,193,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found this guide to building sand-castles/sculptures both clear and practical, and have no hesitation in recommending it for anyone whether 8 or 58, beginner or old-hand at sand carving (though not expert). It's pretty too :)
As to what it is that this book does right, I have to first explain that I'm a complete amateur at this (unlike the author) - I've entered a few sandcastle competitions but mostly I just make them for fun on holiday. And like others who dabble, while I have enjoyed carving the sand with a variety of equipment from the kitchen and shed, I've wondered whether there were better ways of preparing the sand than making a big pile and then squashing it down.
Well, that's one of the major ideas that this book gets across with plenty of pictures and simple directions: how let water and gravity pack your sand much more solidly than any stomping ever could, starting small and working up to how to create huge masterpieces similar to that pictured on the cover.
Other practical advice includes common design features, what tools to use, how to construct gravity-defying effects like arches, and how best to let kids get involved without destroying the more delicate bits.
And it works! I finally found the time to get out and try some of the techniques suggested, and it really is a revelation how much more details you can carve with hard-packed sand.
Good sloppy, sandy, sore-kneed fun.
As to what it is that this book does right, I have to first explain that I'm a complete amateur at this (unlike the author) - I've entered a few sandcastle competitions but mostly I just make them for fun on holiday. And like others who dabble, while I have enjoyed carving the sand with a variety of equipment from the kitchen and shed, I've wondered whether there were better ways of preparing the sand than making a big pile and then squashing it down.
Well, that's one of the major ideas that this book gets across with plenty of pictures and simple directions: how let water and gravity pack your sand much more solidly than any stomping ever could, starting small and working up to how to create huge masterpieces similar to that pictured on the cover.
Other practical advice includes common design features, what tools to use, how to construct gravity-defying effects like arches, and how best to let kids get involved without destroying the more delicate bits.
And it works! I finally found the time to get out and try some of the techniques suggested, and it really is a revelation how much more details you can carve with hard-packed sand.
Good sloppy, sandy, sore-kneed fun.
Format:Paperback
i was after a book with some ideas of sandcastles to make with under 5s- this is more for older kids/adults who want to spend time sculpting intricate bits into their castles, should be useful when my kids are a bit older
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Great fun at the beach.......
30 Aug 2005
Format:Hardcover
On a recient trip to S. Padre Island my wife made arrangements with sandyfeet for a 1 hour private lesson for us and our 2 grandchildren, ages 10 and 12. It was the best one hour I have spent on the beach since I got married! When we returned home, we bought this book for ourselves and several for presents for others in our family. Quite simply, this is every thing you need to know about building sandcastles!! And the next 2 days we spent 3 hours as a family building the best castles we ever had. A must buy if you are at all interested in the subject.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Instructive and fun
9 July 2005
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
One benefit to buying a book for a friend's birthday present is that you get to read the book before you wrap it for the party. This friend spends a week at a beach house every summer, so it seemed as though a build-a-sandcastle manual would be just the ticket. After looking through this book, I'm positive that I made the perfect purchase.
I haven't made any of the sandcastles personally (Arizona is a little low on beachfront), but the instructions and photos in this book make me yearn to do so. There are LOTS of pictures -- at least two on each page -- and the text gives plenty of advice about sand-sculpting methods, building, and carving. The section on the basics was particularly interesting; so *that*'s why my childhood attempts always fell over!
The author writes with a clear voice, and doesn't take herself too seriously. This is about having fun, after all. Even if you're as far from a beach as I am, this is an entertaining book to read!
I haven't made any of the sandcastles personally (Arizona is a little low on beachfront), but the instructions and photos in this book make me yearn to do so. There are LOTS of pictures -- at least two on each page -- and the text gives plenty of advice about sand-sculpting methods, building, and carving. The section on the basics was particularly interesting; so *that*'s why my childhood attempts always fell over!
The author writes with a clear voice, and doesn't take herself too seriously. This is about having fun, after all. Even if you're as far from a beach as I am, this is an entertaining book to read!
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
I Can Do It!
19 Jun 2005
Format:Hardcover
This book is everything I had hoped for. The pictures are great, with step-by-step instructions. I had always loved to build sandcastles, but with this book, my "dream" castles are now a reality. All of the keys to achieving it are in this book! Pretty amazing! Thanks SandyFeet for making this available to all of us "budding artists"!
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