Author

Publication

1993 - Kodansha International, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

16,000 words, Guess

Page Count

64 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number93017643
  • LibraryThing829827
  • Goodreads2505234

Classifications

  • DDC736/.982
  • LCCTT870 .M53 1993

Description

Provides an introduction to the basics of origami and gives more detailed instructions for making fourteen dinosaurs out of folded paper.

Description

Now one of the world's top origami masters teaches you how to make your own paper "dinotopia." *Origami Dinosaurs presents fourteen terrific models, selected for their simplicity and educational value. Readers new to the ancient Japanese art of origami can follow this book's clear diagrams and easy-to-follow directions. More experienced folders can find challenges here, too. Every lover of dinosaurs will want this book. The up-to-date descriptions of such creatures as *Stegosaurus*, *Diplodocus*, and *Tyrannosaurus* provide fascinating details about what it was like to live on earth during Jurassic and Cretaceous times. The sequence of models is designed to introduce techniques gradually, teaching patience and proportion in an activity the whole family can enjoy together. Experience the magic of transforming a thirty-ton *Brontosaurus* or the mythical Godzilla into models as light as feathers, to be held in the palm of your hand or set upon a birthday table that will always be remembered!

First Sentence

The dinosaurs presented here are the work of a biologist, but one with imagination.

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