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Carter, David A. , Diaz, James

The Elements of Pop-Up

20 pp. | Little Simon | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82224-3 $$35.00

(1) 4-6 The genius of this book is the way it shows samples of nearly forty different folds, tabs, boxes, and wheels--all engineered so that the normally hidden mechanics can be seen. More than a how-to manual, this ambitious book also explains the geometry and physics of paper engineering. Suggesting a host of curricular tie-ins, the book will be devoured by those mechanically minded children (and adults) who have been bitten by the pop-up bug.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2000