Classic Origami

by P.D. Tuyen

Book Overview

Through a sequence of folds, without cutting or gluing, make a menagerie of more than 2 dozen animals ranging from a simple and graceful dragonfly to a camel. All it takes is a few square pieces of paper and this all-color, bestselling, essential primer to the ancient art of origami. Detailed photographs and sequential illustrations walk beginners through each of the ten basic forms, and help them experience the challenge and creative pleasure of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402718934
• ISBN13: 9781402718939
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Classic Origami

Tuyen's presentation of figures from the crane to his spider is a refreshing interpretation of ten basic forms. The diagrams and instructions make folding the models in this book easy yet the figures themselves are a challenge to complete. This is among the top 20 of my favorite origami books.