Making Books That Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist & Turn Books for Kids to Make

by Diehn, Gwen

• ISBN13: 9781579903268
• ISBN10: 1579903266
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Lark Crafts

Summary

Get ready to look at books in a whole new way! These unique projects consist of far more than paper stitched between cardboard covers. Instead, they showcase a host of fabulous features and magically unfold like a map, contain cards that slip into pockets, include pop-ups perfect for celebrating all types of occasions, and tell stories on a scroll. There's even one that unrolls like a movie. And kids will really enjoy choosing the style that's just right for what they want to say and do--so their message will come through loud and clear. Gwen Diehn, whose work critics have called "remarkably creative and inspiring"* and "outstanding,"** makes crafting easy with her superb explanations of tools and techniques. "What is wonderful about this title is the author's ability to interest and convince readers that they, too, can become creators....Great ideas for inspiring projects."--School Library Journal *FromLibrary Journal, forSimple Printmaking *FromBooklist, forNature Crafts for Kids

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Tools and Materials
Setting Up a Book Center	8	(2)
Writing Your Message	10	(2)
Illustrating Your Ideas	12	(3)
Books that Carry Messages Across Space and Time	15	(20)
Gypsy Wagon: Accordion-folded choose-your-own-adventure book	16	(4)
Time Capsule: Personal time capsule with a stab-binding	20	(3)
A 3300-Year-Old Time Capsule	23	(1)
Magic Carpet: Map-folded storybook	24	(3)
Tool Kit: How-to book with a Coptic binding and foldouts	27	(3)
Pages of Silk, Covers of Ivory	30	(2)
Traveling Museum: Research report in an origami form	32	(2)
No Talking, No Eating, and No Checking Out the Books, Either!	34	(1)
Books that Celebrate and Mark Things	35	(18)
Deep Map: Book about a place using a Japanese ledger binding	36	(4)
Movie: Scroll book that illustrates a process	40	(3)
The Dead Sea Scrolls	43	(1)
Journal Companion: Pamphlet-bound notebook in a polaire	44	(3)
Books that Travel with Their Owners	47	(1)
Fireworks Show: Holiday or special event book using pop-ups in a glue book	48	(4)
Special Effects	52	(1)
Books that Save Words, Ideas, and Pictures	53	(18)
Treasure Chest: Family history book, accordion-folded, with small pamphlet-bound inserts	54	(3)
Travel Journal with Secrets: Tetratetraflexagon journal that unfolds in two mysterious ways	57	(3)
Famous Travel Journals	60	(1)
Secret Garden: Garden logbook with a ring binding	61	(3)
Medieval Herbals	64	(1)
Picture Gallery: Pamphlet-bound sketchbook with a secret compartment	65	(4)
The Case of the Mixed Up Sketchbooks	69	(1)
The Schraubthaler or Coin Book	70	(1)
Books that Help Us Think and Make Sense of Experiences	71	(23)
Dos a Dos: Book with two points of view, pamphlet-bound, back to back	72	(4)
Labyrinth: Autobiography or biography using an accordion cut into three sections	76	(3)
Imaginary World: Hardcover, single-signature book	79	(4)
The Biggest, The Smallest---A Collection of Record-Breaking Books	83	(1)
Exquisite Corpse: Game book with split pages and stab binding	84	(5)
Artists' Books	89	(1)
Starburst: Collection book bound in a lotus book form	90	(4)
Acknowledgments	94	(1)
Glossary	94	(1)
Index	95	(1)
Colophon	96