Fold Your Own Origami Ocean Animals

What’s under the sea? A lot of fascinating animals! Readers of this book will learn how to fold origami versions of many of these creatures--including whales, crabs, and fish--while also learning facts about the animals and their lives in the ocean. Illustrations will guide them on each step, and color photographs of the real animals in their natural ocean habitat help readers make meaningful connections with the text.

Because the ocean biome is the biggest biome in the world, itÕs not hard to believe that it is packed with many interesting creatures. Aspiring young paper engineers will enjoy making crafts of some of these aquatic animals to develop their paper-folding skills.

What’s under the sea? A lot of fascinating animals! Readers of this book will learn how to fold origami versions of many of these creatures--including whales, crabs, and fish--while also learning facts about the animals and their lives in the ocean. Illustrations will guide them on each step, and color photographs of the real animals in their natural ocean habitat help readers make meaningful connections with the text.

Dive under the sea with these realistic marine origami models! In Fantastic Origami Sea Creatures, Japanese origami expert Hisao Fukui shows you how to create incredibly detailed aquatic wildlife, including a giant squid, prehistoric creatures and even a massive blue whale calf! The step-by-step folding instructions and photos in this book present 20 challenging and amazingly lifelike models -- from intermediate to complex in terms of their level of difficulty. The 20 projects in this book include: The Penguin -- A color-change model capturing the awkward and slightly comical appearance of these flightless aquatic birds The Polar Bear -- A menacing hunter who will hungrily stalk the edge of your desk or bookshelf The Goldfish -- This model features elegant lines and clever folding solutions -- and it's difficult to overfeed, to boot! The Crocodile -- A lurking hunter which is ideal for showcasing special papers The Crab -- With all of the legs to define, this model is a challenging one, but with fewer pinch folds than you might expect The Manta Ray -- A graceful and gentle filter feeder whose sweeping wings give you the opportunity to create a truly expressive paper sculpture And many more!

Readers will dive right in to the art of origami as they discover paper-folding projects featuring whales, seals, and other sea creatures! A step-by-step guide will help readers tackle each animal, including pictures of each step. Readers can choose easy, medium, or hard folding projects after learning the basic folds and common bases of origami. Short fact boxes and colorful photographs will keep readers interested even after they’ve completed lovely paper sharks, rays, and even penguins!

Paper stingrays, scallops, squids, and more! Enjoy 10 brand-new easy origami ocean animals by world-renowned origami master, John Montroll. With clear, step-by-step folding diagrams, these paper creations are easy for everyone. Just flex your fingers and take the paper-folding plunge! The free Capstone 4D app provides embedded video tutorials for an augmented reality paper-folding experience--

A symbol key and a description of materials introduce readers to origami before they dive into step-by-step instructions illustrated with full-color diagrams to create awesome animals from land and sea, including a frog, a rabbit, a seal, and a whale. A glossary helps readers learn new vocabulary, and a further reading section with books and websites encourages further exploration of the topic.

Blue whales and squid aren’t usually seen on a trip to the beach. Using the ancient art of paper folding, readers can have these and other ocean animals nearby any time they want! Whether new to origami or an old pro, readers can choose a project appropriate for their skill level. A brief introduction provides the folds readers need to know and each project is ranked easy, medium, or hard to further help them choose the right one to start with. Step-by-step instructions accompanied by full-color photographs guide readers through each craft for hours of crafting fun.