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Origami Butterflies
by Richard L. Alexander Michael G. Lafosse Greg MudarriMake colorful and fun origami butterflies with this easy origami ebook.Anyone would look twice at a flower with one of these paper butterflies perched on it. World renowned origami artist Michael LaFosse introduces Origami Butterflies with craft projects for the beginner or the intermediate paper folder looking to expand their repertoire. This unique collection of origami designs will help you create folded paper models of common and exotic butterflies from around the world. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home-or as a wonderful gift for butterfly lovers.All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. The ebook contains: 2 full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructionsEasy-to-follow diagramsA butterfly design system and tips12 simple origami butterfly projectsA variety of different colors and patternsOrigami Butterflies provides you this stunning collection of origami projects that will have you creating your own personal butterfly house in no time!Origami projects include: Fritillary Swallowtail Zebra Longwing And many more...
Origami Butterflies
by Richard L. Alexander Michael G. LafosseWhimsical, exquisite and fragile, butterflies and moths have enchanted and inspired people for centuries. Origami artist Michael G. LaFosse is no exception. His original butterfly paper-folding techniques are a dramatic new development in origami-which some have hailed as the most important advance in origami since the first paper cranes appeared centuries ago. Hundreds of LaFosse butterflies have been featured in exhibitions around the world and his iconic designs are now eagerly sought and widely imitated by folding enthusiasts everywhere. Michael LaFosse's Origami Butterflies presents 26 original projects from LaFosse's extensive butterfly and moth repertoire, including all his personal favorites. This collection has many rarely-seen designs, and several of the models illustrate new technical and design achievements made possible by the ingenious "LaFosse Origami Butterfly Folding System. " These elegant forms-each created from a single square sheet of paper without cutting or glue-showcase the versatility of the folding system. All are deceptively simple, yet provide a solid foundation for creative flights of fancy in the hands of an experienced folder. Clear step-by-step instructions show you how to make literally hundreds of different variations by making small adjustments to a few key folds! Whether dry-folded from recycled candy wrappers or wet-folded from expensive handmade papers, these designs exemplify the best aspects of the paper folder's art today. This exciting new book with accompanying DVD represents the culmination of a lifetime of designing and perfecting the art of origami butterflies. It contains everything you need to create your own unique collection! Butterflies include: A Butterfly for Vanessa Gould The Butterfly for Robert Lang A Butterfly for Eric Joisel A Swallowtail for Guy Kawasaki The Boston Butterfly The Mudarri Luna Moth
Origami Dinosaurs
by Michael G. LafosseMake colorful and fun origami dinosaurs with this easy origami ebook.Origami Dinosaurs ebook is a unique collection of origami paper craft designs that help create folded paper models of awesome prehistoric creatures. <P><P>Brachiosaurus, Dimetrodon and a whole handful of impossible-to-pronounce dinos are brought to life with a few easy paper folds. World renowned origami artist and author Michael LaFosse designed these visually striking models for paper folders of all levels of skill including origami beginners. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home-or as a wonderful gift for dinosaur lovers.All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami.The origami ebook contains: 2 full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructions Easy-to-follow diagrams 20 simple origami dino projectsCraft these eye-catching origami for yourself, or share it as a gift for kids fascinated by dinosaurs.Origami projects include: Tyrannosaurus Rex Stegosaurus Velociraptor Simplesaurus Eryops And many more...
Origami Flowers
by Michael G. LafosseFold bright and simple origami flowers with this easy origami ebook. Dasies, lilies and lotus flowers are just a few of the gorgeous flowers you can create with this paper craft ebook. From world renowned origami artist, Michael LaFosse, comes a collection of origami flower projects. These traditional paper craft designs creations make elegant flower arrangements for gifts or decoration. Perfect for the origami beginner, or for the advanced folder looking to customize their projects and expand their repertoire, Origami Flowers includes everything needed to get started. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home-or as a wonderful gift for flower lovers. All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. This origami ebook contains: 2 full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructions Easy-to-follow diagrams 41 simple origami flower projects Origami Flowers provides you this stunning collection of origami projects that will have you creating your own origami garden in no time! Origami flower projects include: Aster Cactus Flower Daisy Magnolia Morning Glory And many more...
Origami Flowers
by Michael G. LafosseFold bright and simple origami flowers with this easy origami ebook.Dasies, lilies and lotus flowers are just a few of the gorgeous flowers you can create with this paper craft ebook. From world renowned origami artist, Michael LaFosse, comes a collection of origami flower projects. These traditional paper craft designs creations make elegant flower arrangements for gifts or decoration. Perfect for the origami beginner, or for the advanced folder looking to customize their projects and expand their repertoire, Origami Flowers includes everything needed to get started. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home-or as a wonderful gift for flower lovers.All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. This origami ebook contains: 2 full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructions Easy-to-follow diagrams 41 simple origami flower projectsOrigami Flowers provides you this stunning collection of origami projects that will have you creating your own origami garden in no time!Origami flower projects include: Aster Cactus Flower Daisy Magnolia Morning Glory And many more...
Origami Games
by Joel SternOrigami Games is a unique twist on the traditional origami book. At its heart a book of games, it offers suggestions on how to use origami to play both competitive and cooperative games, building both individual skills and teamwork. The book also encourages readers to come up with and document their own games using a template provided in the back of the book.By using models made from regular letter size (8½ x 11-inch) paper, Origami Games overcomes a common barrier--the difficulty in finding perfectly square paper--to the art of folding paper. The models in this book are simple, quick to make, easy to learn and will be particularly appealing to children in a school setting. There's even a section for parents and teachers that discusses the educational and developmental benefits of origami, along with suggested classroom activities.
Origami Games
by Joel SternOrigami Games is a unique twist on the traditional origami book. At its heart a book of games, it offers suggestions on how to use origami to play both competitive and cooperative games, building both individual skills and teamwork. The book also encourages readers to come up with and document their own games using a template provided in the back of the book.By using models made from regular letter size (8½ x 11-inch) paper, Origami Games overcomes a common barrier--the difficulty in finding perfectly square paper--to the art of folding paper. The models in this book are simple, quick to make, easy to learn and will be particularly appealing to children in a school setting. There's even a section for parents and teachers that discusses the educational and developmental benefits of origami, along with suggested classroom activities.
Origami Games
by Joel SternFold and play fun origami games with this easy origami book for children.Origami Games is a unique twist on the traditional origami paper craft book. It contains clear and easy illustrated instructions for creating whimsical origami game pieces. At its heart, it offers suggestions on how to use origami to play both fun, competitive, and cooperative games, building individual skills and teamwork. A perfect origami-for-kids book it also encourages folders to come up with and document their own customized games using a template provided in the back of the book, making it a great way to learn origami. There's even a section for parents and teachers that discusses the educational and developmental benefits of origami, along with suggested classroom activities.This origami book contains: 89 page, full-color book 22 original origami games 21 foldable origami game pieces Clear, step-by-step instruction Tips and guide to using origami in the classroom You'll soon find that making the origami components of the games is just as fun as playing the games themselves!Origami games include: Balancing Act Basket Bombs Flying Saucer Froggie Olympics Relay Rings Slay The Dragon Bowl 'Em Over And many more...
Origami Jungle
by Michael G. LafosseMake colorful and simple origami animals and their jungle habitats with this easy origami ebook. Anteaters, Chameleons, Lemurs and Lizards are just a few of the fierce and beautiful origami jungle animals you can create with this paper craft origami ebook. World renowned origami author and artist Michael LaFosse provides origami enthusiasts a jungle themed paper craft ebook that both beginner and advanced folders will enjoy. Origami Jungle includes everything needed to get started in folding traditional designs and original creations to make elegant paper arrangements of jungle animals, vines and trees for gifts or decorations. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home-or as a wonderful gift for animal lovers. All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. This origami ebook contains: 2 full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructions Easy-to-follow diagrams 42 simple origami jungle projects Origami Jungle provides you this stunning collection of origami projects that will have you creating your own personal tropical nature preserve in no time! Origami projects include: Tree Sloth Crocodile Iguana Toucan Piranha And many more...
Origami Jungle
by Michael G. LafosseMake colorful and simple origami animals and their jungle habitats with this easy origami ebook.Anteaters, Chameleons, Lemurs and Lizards are just a few of the fierce and beautiful origami jungle animals you can create with this paper craft origami ebook. World renowned origami author and artist Michael LaFosse provides origami enthusiasts a jungle themed paper craft ebook that both beginner and advanced folders will enjoy. Origami Jungle includes everything needed to get started in folding traditional designs and original creations to make elegant paper arrangements of jungle animals, vines and trees for gifts or decorations. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home-or as a wonderful gift for animal lovers.All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. This origami ebook contains: 2 full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructions Easy-to-follow diagrams 42 simple origami jungle projectsOrigami Jungle provides you this stunning collection of origami projects that will have you creating your own personal tropical nature preserve in no time!Origami projects include: Tree Sloth Crocodile Iguana Toucan Piranha And many more...
Origami Jungle
by Michael G. LafosseMake colorful and simple origami animals and their jungle habitats with this easy origami kit. Anteaters, Chameleons, Lemurs and Lizards are just a few of the fierce and beautiful origami jungle animals you can create with this paper craft origami kit. World renowned origami author and artist Michael LaFosse provides origami enthusiasts a jungle themed paper craft kit that both beginner and advanced folders will enjoy. Origami Jungle Kit includes everything needed to get started in folding traditional designs and original creations to make elegant paper arrangements of jungle animals, vines and trees for gifts or decorations. Use it to craft eye-catching origami for your friends, to beautify your home—or as a wonderful gift for animal lovers. All of the folds are simple enough to be origami-for-kids projects and are a great way to learn origami. The origami paper in the kit already has printed patters so no paint or glue is required, just unpack and start folding right away! This origami kit contains: 2 full-colored, 32-page booklets Clear step-by-step instructions Easy-to-follow diagrams 42 simple origami jungle projects 96 sheets of durable authentic origami folding paper A variety of different colors and patterns 2 sheets of gold foil Origami Jungle Kit provides you this stunning collection of origami projects that will have you creating your own personal tropical nature preserve in no time! Origami projects include: Tree Sloth Crocodile Iguana Toucan Piranha And many more. . .
Origami Note Cards
by Florence TemkoMake fun and useful homemade note cards with this easy origami ebook.Anyone receiving a note folded up in a mysterious way will get an extra lift of anticipation. Origami Note Cards shows how to fold paper into all kinds of different shapes. Instead of searching for a printed greeting card at a store, you may enjoy spending a few minutes folding a piece of ordinary paper into a very personal origami message.Origami Note Cards is the perfect beginning origami ebook for crafting your own distinctive greeting cards and notes. With just a few folds, you can create unforgettable personalized cards that will let the recipient know how much you care. Perfect for birthdays, thank you notes, Christmas, Valentine's Day and just about any occasion, these beautiful folded origami note cards will make special surprises for your favorite people. You'll even learn how to make blank books just right for sharing, and origami envelopes perfect for mailing your creations. This makes a great origami for kids book and is an easy way learn origami. The folding patterns range from very simple, needing only four or five creases, to more challenging.The origami ebook contains:A full-colored 48-page origami book Clear step-by-step
Origami Rockets: Spinners, Zoomers, Floaters, and More
by Lew RozelleThey float! They fly! They zoom! They spin! They even land on their feet! Origami Rockets: Spinners, Zoomers, Floaters, and More presents how to create inflatable paper folding projects that actually take flight. From a few basic designs, this how to do orgami book offers more than fifty unique paper toy rocket creations including: -Sweptwing rockets-Landers-Gliders-Shortnosed spinner-And even a lunar landerWith step-by-step instructions on how to fold and inflate rockets into three-dimensional crafts, this origami how to book also features directions on the best methods of throwing their rockets and making them soar. In addition, advanced paper folders will learn how to develop new designs and experiment with making rockets that will go farther, higher, and faster.No cutting or gluing required! With Origami Rockets, even beginners can create flying machines with only paper and air.
Origami Stationary Kit
by Michael Lafosse Richard AlexanderMake beautiful, hand-made origami envelopes, note cards and other stationary with this great origami ebook! One of the casualties of the digital age is the elegance of a handwritten note. World renowned origami artist Michael LaFosse introduces Origami Stationery which allows origami paper craft folders to create more than just a note, but a work of art that will accent your personal messages. These folded pieces of easy origami art make an ideal accompaniment to a gift, or to commemorate a holiday or birthday, or just for sending a heartfelt message to a friend or loved one and are a great way to learn origami techniques. This do-it-yourself ebook includes: A full-colored 64-page booklet clear step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams 15 fun origami projects In this origami ebook you will find both traditional and modern examples of the art of the folded note. The scope is from simple origami to intricate origami art; abstract to representational; somber to whimsical: a wide range of paper folding possibilities! Custom printed papers are included to make your notes well dressed for any occasion. Once you learn how to fold any of these origami designs you can explore many kinds of fine papers for your notes. All of the projects use square shaped paper, which doesn't necessarily need to be origami paper. You will soon have your favorites committed to memory. Then it will be easy to whip up a quick origami note for a "Thank you!", "Sorry I missed you," or "Congradulations!" Even the humblest papers are elevated to elegance by paper folding. Origami projects include: Flapping Bird Envelope Pillow Note Twist Note Hashi Wrapper Note And many more... Sending cards and personal notes has never been so much more fun with Origami Stationery!
Origami Stationery
by Michael G. Lafosse Richard L. LafosseMake beautiful, hand-made origami envelopes, note cards and other stationary with this great origami ebook!One of the casualties of the digital age is the elegance of a handwritten note. World renowned origami artist Michael LaFosse introduces Origami Stationery which allows origami paper craft folders to create more than just a note, but a work of art that will accent your personal messages. These folded pieces of easy origami art make an ideal accompaniment to a gift, or to commemorate a holiday or birthday, or just for sending a heartfelt message to a friend or loved one and are a great way to learn origami techniques.This do-it-yourself ebook includes: A full-colored 64-page booklet clear step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams 15 fun origami projects In this origami ebook you will find both traditional and modern examples of the art of the folded note. The scope is from simple origami to intricate origami art; abstract to representational; somber to whimsical: a wide range of paper folding possibilities! Custom printed papers are included to make your notes well dressed for any occasion. Once you learn how to fold any of these origami designs you can explore many kinds of fine papers for your notes. All of the projects use square shaped paper, which doesn't necessarily need to be origami paper. You will soon have your favorites committed to memory. Then it will be easy to whip up a quick origami note for a "Thank you!", "Sorry I missed you," or "Congradulations!" Even the humblest papers are elevated to elegance by paper folding.Origami projects include: Flapping Bird Envelope Pillow Note Twist Note Hashi Wrapper Note And many more...Sending cards and personal notes has never been so much more fun with Origami Stationery!
Origin Myths of the Grand Canyon
by Robert San SouciThe mythic origin stories of the Grand Canyon and the Native American tribes who live in and near it.
Origin of a Hero (She-Ra #1)
by Tracey WestShe doesn't need a hero. She is a hero.On a planet called Etheria, two forces battle for control. The Horde, with its skillfully trained soldiers and advanced technology, has one goal: to conquer all of Etheria in the name of Hordak. The other force, the Rebellion, is made up of princesses and has been fighting to maintain harmony and freedom for all of Etheria's people. Hidden among them all is a hero to be. Her destiny was written by the First Ones a thousand years ago. Now she is about to rise again.Discover the origin of a hero in this first chapter book in the series! This book expands on the plotlines of the first two episodes, giving readers a deeper glimpse into their favorite hero's backstory. With illustrations in each chapter, these books are packed full of friendship, humor, and heart!
Original Tales of Cinderella
by Charles PerraultForced into servitude following the death of her father, Cinderella is granted one single night of magic that could change her life forever. Original Tales of Cinderella includes the classic tales that inspired the modern retellings of a timeless heroine.Be it mystery, romance, drama, comedy, politics, or history, great literature stands the test of time. ClassicJoe proudly brings literary classics to today's digital readers, connecting those who love to read with authors whose work continues to get people talking. Look for other fiction and non-fiction classics from ClassicJoe.
Origins of Olympus (Pegasus #4)
by Kate O'HearnEmily and her winged horse, Pegasus, face an ancient challenge of Olympic proportions in this fourth book of an exciting series.A deadly plague has struck Olympus. While the Olympians fade one by one, Emily's heart breaks as she watches, particularly when Pegasus begins to slip away. Determined to save him, she embarks on an investigation that takes her back in time to the origins of Olympus and to the deadly battle between the Olympians and the Titans. In the present, she must face the full force of the CRU. In the past, she must confront Cronus, the father of the gods and leader of the Titans, who is intent on destroying his offspring. When Emily encounters the full power of the flame and a discovery that could change the face of history, will she make the right decisions? And in the race against time to save Pegasus, will Olympus find its true hero?
Orphan Ahwak
by Raquel RiveraAneze, a young Inuit girl, is left for dead after her village is ripped apart by a wife-raid; her father and brother are killed and her mother is kidnapped. Aneze is the only survivor. She renames herself Orphan Ahwak as she struggles to survive on her own, first in the forest and then in a remote world of tundra and sea-ice. She endures cold and hunger and befriends people whose customs are completely foreign to her. Through it all she remains determined to become a hunter and to find a place in an often hostile and terrifying world.
Orphan Eleven
by Gennifer CholdenkoAn engaging adventure from a Newbery Honor-winning storyteller for readers who love the circus, and anyone who has dreamed of finding the perfect home.Four orphans have escaped from the Home for Friendless Children. One is Lucy, who used to talk and sing. No one knows why she doesn't speak anymore; silence is her protection. The orphans find work and new friends at a traveling circus. Lucy loves caring for the elephants, but she must be able to speak to them, and to warn others of danger. If Lucy doesn't find her voice, she'll be left behind when the circus goes on the rails. Meanwhile, people are searching for Lucy, and her puzzling past is about to catch up with her. This lively, heartwarming novel by the award-winning author of the Tales from Alcatraz series is full of marvels and surprises.
Orphan Island
by Laurel Snyder"A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." —Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the MoonFor readers who loved Sara Pennypacker's Pax and Lois Lowry's The Giver comes a deep, compelling, heartbreaking, and completely one-of-a-kind novel about nine children who live on a mysterious island.On the island, everything is perfect. The sun rises in a sky filled with dancing shapes; the wind, water, and trees shelter and protect those who live there; when the nine children go to sleep in their cabins, it is with full stomachs and joy in their hearts. And only one thing ever changes: on that day, each year, when a boat appears from the mist upon the ocean carrying one young child to join them—and taking the eldest one away, never to be seen again.Today’s Changing is no different. The boat arrives, taking away Jinny’s best friend, Deen, replacing him with a new little girl named Ess, and leaving Jinny as the new Elder. Jinny knows her responsibility now—to teach Ess everything she needs to know about the island, to keep things as they’ve always been. But will she be ready for the inevitable day when the boat will come back—and take her away forever from the only home she’s known?
Orphan Of The Sun
by Gill HarveyMeryt-Re should consider herself lucky: her aunt and uncle take good care of her, a boy in the village wants to marry her, and the village itself is favored by the kings because it is home to the builders of the great Egyptian tombs. But as a teenage girl in Ancient Egypt, Meryt struggles with an uncle who wants to get rid of her, a village in turmoil over its leadership, and people not being quite as honest as they seem. Suspected of witchery and assumed to be ungrateful, Meryt must find her own way to happiness as she uncovers mysteries the rest of the village is too preoccupied to acknowledge.
Orphan Train Girl
by Christina Baker KlineThis young readers’ edition of Christina Baker Kline’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a young foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author’s note and archival photos from the orphan train era. <P><P> Molly Ayer has been in foster care since she was eight years old. Most of the time, Molly knows it’s her attitude that’s the problem, but after being shipped from one family to another, she’s had her fair share of adults treating her like an inconvenience. So when Molly’s forced to help an elderly woman clean out her attic for community service, Molly is wary. Just another adult to treat her like a troublemaker. But from the very moment they meet, Molly realizes that Vivian, a well-off ninety-one-year-old, isn’t like any of the adults she’s encountered before. Vivian asks Molly questions about her life and actually listens when Molly responds. Molly soon sees they have more in common than she thought. Vivian was once an orphan, too—an Irish immigrant to New York City who was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children—and she can understand, better than anyone else, the emotional binds that have been making Molly’s life so hard. <P><P>Together, they not only clear boxes of past mementos from Vivian’s attic, but forge a path of friendship, forgiveness, and new beginnings for their future.
Orphan Train: A Novel
by Christina Baker Kline<P>Between 1854 and 1929, orphaned or abandoned children from the East Coast were often placed on so-called orphan trains and sent west, possibly for adoption and possibly for a hellish life of virtual servitude. <P>Irish immigrant Vivian Daly was one such child. Now 91, she bonds with welfare teen Molly, whos helping clean out her house. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>