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Overview
Who says simple can’t be awesome? Try these super simple origami techniques. Using just five basic forms, you can make amazing figures and objects, from a duck, a cat, and a penguin to a rose and a tulip to a windmill and masks. More than 150 diagrams and color photographs show how. “The diagrams that accompany the text are excellent and quite easy to follow.”—Somerset Studio.
Synopsis
Who says simple can’t be awesome? Try these super simple origami techniques. Using just five basic forms, you can make amazing figures and objects, from a duck, a cat, and a penguin to a rose and a tulip to a windmill and masks. More than 150 diagrams and color photographs show how. “The diagrams that accompany the text are excellent and quite easy to follow.”—Somerset Studio.
Children's Literature
Can you turn a square piece of paper into a Rose, a Cat, a Butterfly, a Star or an Elephant? Maybe not before reading this book. After reading the Introduction, the Materials and Techniques, and putting a piece of paper in hand, all that needs to be done to turn a piece of paper into something very creative is simply to follow the directions. Origami offers a highly imaginative way to turn a simple piece of paper into something extra ordinary. The book contains intricate diagrams showing the user the steps to make the finished project. The written directions give description to the diagrams showing the specifics about where to fold the paper. Eighteen separate projects are included in this book. 2001, Sterling Publishing, $6.95. Ages 12 to 16. Reviewer: Nicole Peterson