Crafts & Hobbies - General & Miscellaneous, Origami & Paper Folding, Art Techniques & Activities, Animals - General & Miscellaneous, Paper Crafts/Paper Airplanes
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Overview
It's a complete zoo you build yourself, with a fold here, a tuck there, and a (very occasional) snip! Every one of these creatively constructed origami animals makes an excellent project for adults and children to do together; as the paper creature emerges, youngsters will improve their dexterity and cultivate their imagination. Simple, colorfully illustrated preparation exercises help you perfect basic folds and shapes. Then come the remarkable animals, all with a fully realized habitat. Mother duck and ducklings stay by a pond (made of simple blue silk or a mirror), A lion's den features a full pride of big cats (tigers too)in different positions; add a bush and tree to give them a little shade. Plus: a family of penguins, beautiful long-necked giraffes, an elephant house with lots of babies, a load of reptiles-including a croc, a full Noah's Ark, and more!Provides step-by-step instructions on how to fold paper to make such animal figures as ducks, penguins, and elephants.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 1-4-Ungert offers 33 relatively nonintimidating models, all apparently her own creations, prefaced by general folding tips for both children and for adults aiming to teach children, plus instructions for several creases and base folds. Her approach is unusual in that she presents multiple variants for many of her creatures; there are two different ducks, for instance, three lions, and no fewer than five elephants. All are made from one or two pieces of paper; several require cutting or glue. Visually oriented folders will struggle with the directions, as the author explains each step in detail, but her illustrations are all small color photographs with no notation beyond the location of creases. Furthermore, though she does rate her models for complexity, she opens with two "Advanced" ones, and her claim that even preschoolers could manage the ones dubbed "Beginner" should be taken with a grain of salt. Still, young folders working their way up to John Montroll's more realistic origami animals, and their like, will enjoy these lively, semiabstract creations, and Ungert adds interest by presenting them in natural groupings, with added instructions for a variety of trees and other foliage.-John Peters, New York Public Library Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
February 26, 2004
Publisher
Sterling
Pages
64
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781402701894