Origami Dinosaurs - by Mari Ono & Hiroaki Takai (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Go back to the days when dinosaurs ruled the earth with 15 prehistoric paper-folding projects and 250 sheets of origami paper to sink your teeth into.

With 15 designs for big and small dinosaurs, ocean-dwellers, and high flyers, there are projects here to entertain any paper paleontologist. Try your hand at the speedy Velociraptor or one of the largest land animals that ever existed, the Apatosaurus. From the Cretaceous period you can make the king of the dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus rex, and the ancestor of the modern-day crocodile, the Mosasaurus. Every project includes simple step-by-step instructions and clear photographs, as well as helpful arrows showing you where to fold. Each design has also been given a skill rating, so start with an easy one and once you've mastered that move on to something a bit more challenging. Included in this pack are 250 sheets of specially designed pieces of origami paper, so you can start folding right away.

About the Author

Mari Ono is an expert in origami and all forms of papercrafts. Born in Japan, she has lived in the UK for many years with her artist husband, Takumasa, where they both work to promote Japanese arts and crafts. Her other books include the best-selling Japanese Origami, Origami Flowers and Birds, Mindful Origami, Origami Animals in the Wild, Origami Pets, Mindful Japanese Origami, Essential Origami, Origami for Children, More Origami for Children, and Origami for Mindfulness, all available from CICO Books.

Hiroaki Takai is an origami master based in Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1957, as a child he fell in love with the models found in Kunihiko Kasahara's Origami Zoo and was inspired by them to create his own brilliant collection of dinosaurs and animals. He is the author of many origami books in his native Japan.