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Provides readers of all ages with a colorful tour of medieval castles through detailed pop-up diagrams with informative and factual text about their construction, inhabitants, and the era in which they were used.
First in the Sabuda Reinhart Pop-Ups series, this book marries form and function, with pop-up babies taking center stage while additional babies, whose hands move via pull-tabs, form simple hand signs. Examples include eat (Place closed fingertips to lips), hurt (Touch index fingers together over painful area), and Mommy (Spread fingers, tap thumb on chin). The playful bordersshapes, fruits, animals and toysand the large three-dimensional figures, give it crib appeal, while giving parents an alternative to more instructional books on baby sign language. All ages. (May) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart present a fascinating introduction to castle life. Over 15 intricate pop-ups accompany the fact-filled text, transporting readers to medieval times.
Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions. Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into six fully functional tools. Artist Kelli Anderson contributes enlightening text alongside each pop-up, explaining the scientific principles at play in her constructions and creating an interactive experience that's as educational as it is extraordinary. Inspiring awe that lasts long after the initial pop, This Book Is a Planetarium leaves readers of all ages with a renewed appreciation for the way things work—and for the enduring magic of books. This Book is a Planetarium is an interactive book for adults and kids that turns into: A working planetariu...
A comprehensive by-year listing of the Movable Book Society Meggendorfer Awards finalists, honorable mentions and winners, with full-color photographs of books and paper engineers.For twenty years, the Movable Book Society has honored those paper engineers who have designed the most outstanding movable or pop-up trade books. In the spirit of German paper engineer Lothar Meggendorfer (1847-1925), the Meggendorfer Awards represent innovation, ingenuity and unparalleled excellence in movable book creation. This guide is the official history of the award and includes:?Complete listing of all the biennial nominees, honorable mentions and winners?Four categories: best paper engineering for a trade...
DIVEnter the enchanting world of pop-ups and handmade paper crafts. Join author Helen Hiebert as she guides you through materials, tools and pop-up basics including parallel folds, angle folds, combinations and variations, and layered pop-ups. Enjoy creating 20 projects to play with ranging from cards and books to buildings, graphic design pieces, and more. Featuring a high-end gallery of artists, whose beautiful work will inspire you to make your own amazing paper art, Playing with Pop-Ups will teach you to create interactive pieces that everyone will enjoy./div
For historians of printing and book design, students of children's literature, and book collectors, this record of 19th- and 20th-century English language books containing movable illustrations identifies, indexes, and describes some 1,600 titles. The volume is arranged alphabetically by title and has three separate indexes sorted by publication date, personal names of contributors, and series titles. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
In 2016, award-winning Minnesota-based photographer R. J. Kern made portraits of youth contestants at Minnesota county fairs. Each participant—some as young as four years old—had spent a year raising an animal, which they had then entered into a 4-H livestock competition. None of the youths who sat for him had succeeded in winning an award, despite the obvious care they had given to their animals. The Unchosen Ones depicts the bloom of youth and the mettle of the kids who grow up on farms, reminding us how resilient children can be when confronted with life's inevitable disappointments. The formal qualities of the lighting and setting endow these young people with a gravitas beyond their...
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.