The Handiest Things In The World

Give hands a hand! Master storyteller and bestselling author Andrew Clements encourages children to think about a very handy tool-THEIR HANDS.

Ten fingers, two thumbs, two flat palms and all those knuckles-but our hands are so much more. Ear-muffs. A sun visor. A convenient pair of chop sticks. Cupped together, hands are a perfect bowl for scooping water or rinsing berries. Held up in the air, hands are an easy way to flag down some attention-or swat away a fly. Told in rhyme and illustrated with vibrant photographs, this simple concept book gives a real 'hand' to hands and reminds us all that work done by hands centuries and centuries ago has paved the way for many of our favourite and most useful tools-brooms, fans, buckets and rulers, just to name a few.

It turns out, the mother of invention is right at our fingertips.

About The Author

Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. He has been nominated for a multitude of state awards and has won the Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include Extra Credit, Lost And Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, A Week In The Woods, The Jacket, The School Story, The Janitor's Boy, The Landry News, The Report Card and The Last Holiday Concert. Mr. Clements taught in the public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving East to begin a career in publishing and writing. He lives with his wife in central Massachusetts and has four grown children.

About The Illustrator

Raquel Jaramillo is a designer and photographer. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.