Amazing Origami Animals
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Create an origami menagerie including a cute guinea pig, floppy-eared rabbit, delicate butterfly, leaping frog, and more. Projects increase in difficulty so readers can learn new visual spatial skills and build on them.
Sea Monsters and Flying Monsters
Part of the Amazing Origami series
With the right folds, a simple piece of paper can become a magnificent monster. Each exciting project in this book features an incredible creature, whether it's known for soaring through the sky or swimming in the sea. Readers follow along with step-by-step instructions to learn the skills of the Japanese art of paper folding, also known as origami. Colorful images correlate closely with the accessible text, aiding in readers' understanding of each exciting activity.
Dinosaur World
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Though we share the same planet, the environment dinosaurs lived in was quite different from the world as we know it today. Readers of this engaging volume will not only learn about the world dinosaurs knew as home, but they'll also make their own unique dinosaur art. They'll learn all about origami, from the very basics to the more intricate folds, and get to choose whether they prefer an easy, medium, or hard activity. Each project features easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, colorful images, and interesting facts to guide readers on their artistic journey.
Origami Monsters
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Monsters are high-interest topics for today's readers, and activities about monsters make this book irresistible! In this entertaining volume, monster enthusiasts will love learning how to create origami figures of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Loch Ness Monster, and more. They'll become skilled at the basic folds and techniques needed for each project through illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. After completing the fun activities in this book, readers can design and make their own ghoulish creations using the ancient art of paper folding.
Amazing Origami Dinosaurs
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Bring your favorite dinosaurs to life with these exciting origami projects. Create a scary T. Rex, a mighty Diplodocus, and a spiky Stegosaurus. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through projects of varied difficulty, building visual-spatial reasoning skills and increasing the fun!
Origami Games
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Some of the best games are played using a few simple objects and a lot of imagination. Dice, dominoes, and even a basketball hoop are possible to make using origami techniques and a bit of paper. Simple instructions complete with full-color photographs guide readers through the folds and flaps needed to make fun origami games. An introductory section introduces those new to origami to the skills needed to make a spinning top and even a fortune-telling game.
Origami Birds and Butterflies
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Beautiful origami birds and butterflies can be more than just short art projects-they can be lovely decorations, too! Readers will love creating their own art through step-by-step instructions with helpful pictures. An overview to common folds and origami techniques will introduce readers to the art of paper folding before they begin creating swans, doves, and butterflies out of colored paper. Full-color photographs of each delicate creature further draw readers in while they learn about each in accompanying fact boxes.
Origami Holidays
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Holidays are some of the most creative times of the year. Young artists often want to celebrate using their creations. This high-interest book will allow readers and artists alike to start their festivities with the Japanese paper folding art of origami. Cute Easter chicks, spooky Halloween skulls, and clever Christmas stockings are some of the inventive projects they'll want to try. They'll learn the basic folds and techniques of paper folding and build upon their skills until they can complete the most challenging project. Origami is for everyone!
Origami Wild Animals
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Wild animals have some cool physical characteristics. A giraffe's long neck, a snake's slithery body, and a panda's black-and-white coat are all on display when readers create them using the folding techniques of origami! Including an introduction to basic folds and common paper-art bases, step-by-step instructions will guide readers through making origami wild animals. Pictures illustrate each step of the process so readers know just what to do. Ranked from easy to hard, the projects will engage readers with cool facts about each featured animal and amazing full-color photographs.
Origami on the Move
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Imagine turning a flat piece of paper into a car, bus, boat, or another vehicle. It's not that hard when an origami artist has this easy-to-follow guide at their fingertips. Each activity is presented with introductory text and numbered instructions supported by visual aids. There are even different levels of activities, so readers can choose their challenge. These hands-on projects will attract and motivate all readers and inspire them to explore more about the art of paper folding.
Origami Space
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Future engineers will love using their hands to create the space-related projects in this fun book, including a rocket, a space shuttle, and even an alien and its spacecraft. They'll be amazed that a simple piece of paper can transform into such cool shapes, all through the Japanese art of paper folding. Numerous visual aids and thoughtfully explained directions guide readers through different challenges. The folds and methods they'll learn will help them establish a solid understanding for further origami endeavors. Science and art collide in this accessible and entertaining activity guide.
Origami Magic
Part of the Amazing Origami series
While the best magicians are said to never reveal their secrets, magic-themed origami is accessible to any reader who wants to amaze friends and family with both sleights of hand and cleverly folded paper. Including an introduction to simple origami folds and terms, this book includes step-by-step instructions for a magic wand, magic cup, water balloon, and more. Full-color photographs accompany each step and showcase the finished product of each project. Each craft is labeled easy, medium, or challenging, making this book a great addition to the library of both new and experienced origamists.
Origami Farm Animals
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Farm animals are some of the most familiar members of the animal kingdom. They're also fun to make using the art of origami! Readers will learn basic folding techniques and common bases while creating ducks, pigs, roosters, and more out of paper. Fun tidbits about each animal accompany the step-by-step instructions and colorful photographs of each real animal-and its origami lookalike. Readers will progress from easy to hard folding projects and amaze their friends and family with their self-supporting paper art!
Monsters
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Not every monster should be feared; some monsters are just plain fun! Readers will love making the entertaining origami monsters in this delightful book as well as sharing them with friends and family. Step-by-step instructions are paired with useful photographs, making each project achievable for the young artist. Readers can also choose their origami artwork according to its category of difficulty. This high-interest subject will attract all levels of readers, helping them construct a magnificent monster kingdom.
Aliens
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Strange lights zip around the sky, and an odd spacecraft touches down. The door opens and out comes an alien! Young origami artists' imaginations will be sparked by the creative paper creatures and crafts in this lively take on the ancient art of paper folding. Each project is rated for difficulty, so there's a project for the beginner as well as the pro. Every reader can become an origami authority thanks to the simple, numbered directions and accompanying how-to photographs.
Amazing Origami Vehicles
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Make and test drive origami machines, including a car, a van, and even a rocket. Readers are guided through projects of varied difficulty with step-by-step instructions and photographs. The crafts build visual-spatial reasoning skills while providing an outlet for creativity.
Action Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Origami doesn't need to be a stationary piece of art. From a hen that can lay an egg to a beating heart, the projects in this book make origami interactive even after it's been created. Step-by-step instructions take readers through a series of projects, each labeled easy, medium, or challenging to guide origamists to the crafts appropriate for their folding skill. Full-color photographs introduce the basic origami techniques as well as add a visual reference for each step in the projects.
Origami Sea Creatures
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Readers will dive right in to the art of origami as they discover paper-folding projects featuring whales, seals, and other sea creatures! A step-by-step guide will help readers tackle each animal, including pictures of each step. Readers can choose easy, medium, or hard folding projects after learning the basic folds and common bases of origami. Short fact boxes and colorful photographs will keep readers interested even after they've completed lovely paper sharks, rays, and even penguins!
Floating Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
For many, the fun of origami projects is in the folding. However, the crafts in this book provide tons of fun even after they're complete; they float! Use an origami canoe to carry a message to the middle of a lake, or play with a paper duck in the bathtub. Readers follow a series of steps to transform a square of paper into many cool floating origami creations, including a lotus flower. An introductory section highlights the basic folds and terms readers need to know and full-color photographs add further guidance to each step.
Meat-Eating Dinosaurs
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Dinosaurs are a high-interest topic for readers of all ages, and meat-eating dinosaurs are often considered the most ferocious. This exciting volume teaches readers to make their own versions of these fierce creatures using the art of origami. Along the way, they'll learn some fun facts about each animal. Colorful images paired with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions guide readers in crafting their own works of art. Each project is ranked from easy to hard, ensuring readers can easily find the projects that work best for their skill level.
Witches and Wizards
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Witches and wizards aren't just for Halloween anymore. They're the stars of books, television shows, and Hollywood movies. Now, through this engaging volume, perfect for the visual learner, wizards and witches are a fascinating focus of art, too. Young artists will love following the step-by-step directions, which are a combination of comprehensible guidelines and full-color photographs. They'll be amazed how a few basic techniques can transform plain paper into an eerie work of art.
Zombies and the Undead
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Whether it's because of their gross, rotting skin or peculiar hunger for brains, zombies have remained in the spotlight as the favorite creepy creature of popular culture. With just a few colorful pieces of paper and this high-interest book, origami artists can make their own army of the undead with the help of simple directions supported by vivid photographs of timeless techniques. They'll also increase their skill level with each project they complete and be able to employ the methods they learn in future origami undertakings.
Desert Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Camels, vultures, and tortoises live in Earth's dry, hot deserts. Through the art of origami, these desert animals and more can reside on a bookshelf or windowsill instead! Both readers familiar with the ancient art of paper folding and those trying it for the first time can find tons of fun in this book. All the projects are ranked easy, medium, or hard so readers can choose what level they'd like to try. Each craft introduces a desert animal and shows how to make it out of paper through simple steps accompanied by full-color photographs.
Safari Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
There's no need to head to Africa for a safari. Readers can grab a few sheets of paper and this book to create many of the animals one would see through the ancient art of origami! A brief introduction allows those new to paper folding to learn the terms and folds needed to complete the crafts. Then, a lion, elephant, monkey, leopard, rhino, and giraffe take shape as readers follow the clear, step-by-step instructions provided for each project. Rated as easy, medium, or hard, the origami projects in this book are perfect for readers of all levels.
Jungle Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
From tigers to butterflies, jungle animals are some of the most beautiful in the world. They're almost as beautiful when fashioned out of paper through origami! In this book, readers choose from a gorilla, frog, parrot, and more jungle animals to practice their paper-folding skills. An introduction shows common folds and explains terms used in the book to help new origamists complete their first project. Each craft contains step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs of each step to guide readers through the folds to create their animal.
Snapping and Speaking Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
The magic of origami is in the transformation of a square of paper into something realistic, as well as the process one goes through to achieve the final product. Readers are introduced to the basic origami folds and terms needed to complete each craft. Full-color photographs and clearly written instructions provide a guide to folding swallowing fish, pecking chickens, and more. Animals made out of paper can be just as fun to play with as action figures, especially those readers can make themselves.
Origami Pets
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Whether cat lovers or dog people, readers will enjoy making paper art featuring their favorite pets! With an introduction to the basic folding techniques as well as step-by-step instructions, these origami projects will engage readers in learning a cool new kind of art. Each step of the process has an accompanying image to help readers create all kinds of pets-from turtles to hamsters. Brief, interesting facts about each animal augment each project, while colorful photographs show each featured animal in action.
Origami Planes
Part of the Amazing Origami series
The angles and curves of aircraft are paramount components in their flight. Airplane enthusiasts will love the action photographs of their favorite planes and then creating their own with some paper and the art of origami. After learning just a few kinds of folds, they can produce their own models, including an orbiter, a stunt plane, and a spy aircraft. Accessible directions accompanied by labeled illustrations make this book a fantastic introduction to the revered Japanese art form.
Flying Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Most people have tried to make a paper airplane at one time or another. There are many other flying creations one can make out of paper. From the traditional flapping crane to a high-flying helicopter, the origami crafts in this book will put simple paper airplanes to shame. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through each project and include full-color images of the instructions as well as the finished product. Even experienced origamists will enjoy new ways to fashion an airplane, flying heart, kite, and butterfly.
Woodland Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Foxes, squirrels, and raccoons are just some of the animals found in the woodland habitat. Usually fur-covered, these animals are just as cute when made out of paper. Readers are introduced to key terms and common folds in order to complete several origami projects in this book. Full-color photographs accompany simple step-by-step instructions to guide readers as they create paper bats, mice, and other woodland animals. Rated easy, medium, or hard, the crafts are designed to help both new and seasoned origamists enjoy this ancient art.
Ocean Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Blue whales and squid aren't usually seen on a trip to the beach. Using the ancient art of paper folding, readers can have these and other ocean animals nearby any time they want! Whether new to origami or an old pro, readers can choose a project appropriate for their skill level. A brief introduction provides the folds readers need to know and each project is ranked easy, medium, or hard to further help them choose the right one to start with. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by full-color photographs guide readers through each craft for hours of crafting fun.
Arctic Origami
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Making a polar bear out of paper might seem difficult at first. But through the ancient art of origami, readers are able to bring this white-furred bear to life with just one piece of paper! In this book, readers can work step-by-step through creating arctic animals out of paper. An introduction including common terms and origami folds helps readers get started in making an arctic fox, penguin, and narwhal. Projects range from easy to hard, but each contains full-color photographs guiding readers through each step, allowing them to complete the project whether they're seasoned origamists or new to the craft.
Origami Bugs
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Bugs can be squirmy, wriggly, and creepy. Origami bugs are just cool! With this engaging book and a few sheets of paper, young artists will read about and create bees, cicadas, butterflies, and other interesting insects. Colorful photographs, guiding illustrations, and numbered directions make each activity accessible, no matter the artist's level of proficiency. After completing this book, readers will want to make more origami creatures and other creations.
Origami Dinosaurs
Part of the Amazing Origami series
What could be more exciting than learning about dinosaurs? Creating these fearsome creatures! Using the cool art of origami, readers will craft dinosaurs from just a piece of paper. Readers will be introduced to basic folding concepts as well as the bases used for many origami projects. Ranked from easy to hard, the projects are presented in an understandable, step-by-step format to help readers make paper diplodocuses and plesiosauruses, among others. Colorful pictures of each dinosaur, as well as pictures of each step of the process, complement the instructions, and captivating fact boxes enhance readers' knowledge with information about each featured dinosaur.
Amazing Origami Gifts
Part of the Amazing Origami series
Create handmade origami gifts for your friends and family, such as a pencil case, a gift box, or a paper flower bouquet. Step-by-step instructions and photographs guide readers through projects of varied difficulty. Crafters will increase visual-spatial reasoning skills while having fun.