Origami Magic Ball Wonders

Origami Magic Ball Wonders will show you how to make the Shumakov's popular design, 'Magic Ball' aka 'Dragon's Egg' and a dazzling array of its numerous versions from one-piece to multi-piece spheres as well as marvelous related designs that prominently display the Magic Ball pattern! For more info, images on this book, visit http://www.oriland.com/store/ebooks/origami_magic_ball_wonders/main.php This book is your ultimate guide to the Magic Ball Universe! With the designer's secrets revealed in the book it's never been so easy to make the Magic Ball / Dragon's Egg that possesses the magical feel of transformation with its organic texture and highly flexible shape! Also discover the original design that was created in two versions - one using glue and the other using hidden paper locks, no glue. The book starts with various one-piece Magic Balls and then presents diverse multi-piece Magic Ball designs with an impressive array of versions, including the Spyro Magic Ball, Zebra Magic Ball and Yin-Yang Dragon's Eggs. The modular approach allows you to play with many aspects from color combinations to mixing folding patterns. Inverse forms and intricate Shape Shifters demonstrate some unusual designs like Magic Metaballs! The final part of the book offers related Magic Ball designs: Decorative Stars, including a fun action model - the Rotating Star, the Fir Tree, fantastic Magic Hot Air Balloons and the adorable Mini Foldingburg Castle! Do-It-Yourself - fold these wonderful Magic Ball / Dragon's Egg designs, created by Yuri and Katrin Shumakov! There are 740 detailed step-by-step colorful vector- and photo-diagrams with thorough written instructions and 300+ photos of examples of completed projects that will guide you through folding the 33 original origami designs plus numerous variations and ideas! For every project, there are recommendations on paper type and size including an indication of the size of the completed model. The designs are high-intermediate to complex level of folding and are a good challenge for the novice folder as well as an enjoyable experience for the expert. The book presents a lot of material for your origami inspiration and exploration, opening infinite possibilities to play with the Dragon's Egg / Magic Ball and create various origami forms from practical designs to abstract artworks.Have a creative and fun time with this book, making your own Origami Magic Ball Wonders from Dragon's Egg to Hot Air Balloon! Happy folding!

Origami Majestic Castle opens the Origami Land Series by the Oriland authors and shows you how to build your own magnificent Origami Castle of Oriland style! For more info and images on this book, visit http: //www.oriland.com/store/books/origami_majestic_castle/main.php Become an origami architect and build your own Paper Kingdom with this majestic Castle as a centerpiece! Originally designed by Yuri and Katrin Shumakov in far 1997, this Castle is the main attraction of Oriville Kingdom of their Oriland exhibition. The Castle consists of 23 elements: bases, stands, walls, roofs, towers, lanterns, different accessories and more, and requires 382 separate pieces to be folded. It is a big enterprise for those with some experience in origami and the experts alike, so that the process and result will be very satisfying! On 90 full color pages, there are about 500 detailed step-by-step colorful vector diagrams with written instructions along with photos of the completed design that will guide you through folding all the elements of the Castle and the assembly process. The 'Paper Preparation' section offers recommendations on paper type, colors and size including indication of the size of the completed model. In general, the Castle is a complex design as it is a large-scale undertaking requiring much patience and time, however only a few elements are intermediate-complex level of folding and all other elements are simple and intermediate. No any glue, just clever paper engineering! Building this Castle is a lot of fun and you can do it with your friends and family! We hope you will enjoy this book, creating the Origami Majestic Castle and building your own Paper Kingdom! Happy folding!

Origami Mini Library will show you how to create your very own origami miniature library with little books, decorative covers, slipcases and open-front bookcases in which to store these mini books! Experience fun bookbinding and bookcase-making with only folds alone - no sewing, no gluing, no special instruments, just your hands and a set of papers! Watch video presentation of this book at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UobMuClVjPY Do-It-Yourself - fold these fun and cute models, originally designed by Katrin and Yuri Shumakov. There are 230 detailed step-by-step colorful diagrams with written instructions and photos of examples of completed projects that will guide you through folding the 14 original origami designs. In each article, there are recommendations on paper type and size with indication of the size of the completed model. The designs in this book are mostly simple to intermediate level of folding. Just imagine the whole miniature library full of little origami books with your poetry, short stories, graphic novels et cetera made by your own hands! Have a creative and fun time with this book making Origami Mini Library! Happy folding! For more details on this book and the model menu, please visit our website at http://www.oriland.com/store/books/origami_mini_library/main.php Origami Office Series: Volume 1: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1499636512/ Volume 2: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501043773/ Volume 3 (this book): http://www.amazon.com/dp/1496195388/ Volume 4: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1495431436/

Origami Magic Mandalas continues the Action Origami Series by the Oriland authors and shows you how to fold amazing torus-shaped mandala designs out of simple modules that you can rotate and meditate! For more info, video and images on this book, visit http: //www.oriland.com/store/books/origami_magic_mandalas/main.php The book features three modular action designs - two Magic Mandala Toruses, one with simple locks (160 modules) and the other with advanced locks (128 modules), and the incredibly intricate Celestial Mandala Torus (96 modules) crowning the collection On 72 full color pages, there are about 300 detailed step-by-step colorful vector- and photo-diagrams with written instructions along with 60 photos of examples of completed models that will guide you through folding the 3 original action origami designs. Each chapter presenting a particular design offers recommendations on paper type, colors and size including indication of the sizes of the completed models. Modules of each design are surprisingly easy to fold, while assembling the whole torus can take time and require patience, so, overall, the designs of this book can be assigned to intermediate level of folding. No any glue, just clever paper locks! The fascinating mandala toruses will impress with their simplicity of folding, visual complexity and flexibility of rotation! They produce a mesmerizing effect when revolved, showing balanced visual elements of changing patterns of folds and colors in a harmonious way. We hope you will enjoy this book, creating the amazing Origami Magic Mandalas you can rotate!

For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.

Eric Gjerde demonstrates 25 of his favorite tessellations and turns them into projects for newcomers as well as experienced origamists. With step-by-step instructions, illustrated crease patterns, and how-to photos, you'll learn to create these wonderful designs yourself. Eric's first book covers the fundamentals of origami tessellations, provides history, and describes simple beginning techniques with detailed illustrations and photographs. An extensive gallery showcases tessellations folded by the world's leading origami fine artists---inspiring you to experiment, innovate, and eventually create your own unique designs.

When her safe-cracker mom and code-breaker dad inherit a Scottish castle, sixteen-year-old Caity MacFireland is less than thrilled. When she stumbles across a hidden room in the castle, she’s suddenly center stage in an international conspiracy. Can she decipher the code and reveal its message to the world in time?