Exciting Origami

A symbol key and a description of materials introduce readers to origami before they dive into step-by-step instructions illustrated with full-color diagrams to create awesome animals from land and sea, including a frog, a rabbit, a seal, and a whale. A glossary helps readers learn new vocabulary, and a further reading section with books and websites encourages further exploration of the topic.

Through the art of origami, students will journey back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Readers will follow step-by-step instructions and diagrams to make impressive models of familiar prehistoric favorites such as the pterodactyl, Tyrannosaurus rex, and triceratops, as well as come to learn about some not so well-known species such as the camptosaurus, plateosaurus, and plesiosaurus. The book also includes an introduction to the types of paper that can be used, a key explaining the different symbols, a glossary, a further reading section, and an index.

After readers familiarize themselves with the origami symbols and easily accessible types of paper to use, they will follow illustrated step-by-step instructions to create fun origami arts and crafts such as a bracelet, a piano, a sailboat, and a colorful dodecahedron. A glossary helps readers learn new vocabulary, and a further reading section with books and websites encourages further exploration of the topic.

Through detailed step-by-step instructions illustrated by full-color diagrams and photos, readers can practice origami and create a cute owl, an adorable duck, an elegant peacock, and other birds. The book also includes an introduction to the types of paper one can use and the kinds of paper to avoid, a key explaining the different symbols, a glossary, a further reading section with books and websites, and an index.