Origami: The Art & Fun of Japanese Paper Folding

by Fumiaki Shingu

Origami is the 1,000 year old tradition of Japanese paper folding. This full color book. which features dozens of specially commisioned origami projects, provides the perfect guide for beginners and experts alike. You'll find easy to follow step by step diagrams as well as a photograph of each completed piece to help you create perfect origami. In addition, folding techniques are clearly explained and illustrated. Projects include flowers, dog and cat faces, butterflies with flapping wings, jumping frogs, elephants, ladybugs, cranes, snowmen, Easter bunnies, bats, ghosts and witches, among many others.

Genres: Art, Childrens, Crafts, Nonfiction, Origami

112 pages, Spiral-bound

Published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Shirley Revill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book for my children but I must admit I enjoyed it as much as they did.
Very entertaining and good family fun.

[Janice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very simplistic. The projects seem good, but the real test will be how they do in the classroom and what the students say.

[K T · Rating 1 out of 5]

Although this claims to be "the perfect guide for beginners and experts alike," it is definitely a book aimed at origami projects for children. Most of the projects are for flat origami pieces (like a santa head or a dog face), and several even instruct you to CUT pieces of paper off to make the shape look more like what it's supposed to be. The crane is definitely the most advanced one in here.

That said, the directions seem very clear and it would probably be a useful book for papercraft projects for children.