Origami Dinosaurs cover

Origami Dinosaurs

by 桃谷 好英

Now one of the world's top origami masters teaches you how to make your own paper "dinotopia." *Origami Dinosaurs presents fourteen terrific models, selected for their simplicity and educational value. Readers new to the ancient Japanese art of origami can follow this book's clear diagrams and easy-to-follow directions. More experienced folders can find challenges here, too. Every lover of dinosaurs will want this book. The up-to-date descriptions of such creatures as *Stegosaurus*, *Diplodocus*, and *Tyrannosaurus* provide fascinating details about what it was like to live on earth during Jurassic and Cretaceous times. The sequence of models is designed to introduce techniques gradually, teaching patience and proportion in an activity the whole family can enjoy together. Experience the magic of transforming a thirty-ton *Brontosaurus* or the mythical Godzilla into models as light as feathers, to be held in the palm of your hand or set upon a birthday table that will always be remembered!

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?