Amazing Origami Animals 9781541542792, 9781541501232, 1541542797

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Information
Contents
Origami
Getting Started
Bird
Butterfly
Fox
Dog
Frog
Mouse
Rabbit
Index
The Author
Picture Credits
Back Cover

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AMAZING

ORIGAMI ANIMALS

Rob Ives

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AMAZING ORIGAMI ANIMALS

AMAZING ORIGAMI ANIMALS By Rob Ives MINNEAPOLIS

Thanks to the creative team: Editor: Tim Harris Design: Perfect Bound Ltd Original edition copyright 2019 by Hungry Tomato Ltd. Copyright © 2019 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. Hungry Tomato® is a trademark of Lerner Publishing Group All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means— electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Hungry Tomato® A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA For reading levels and more information, look up this title at www.lernerbooks.com. Main body text set in Soupbone OT-Bold. Typeface provided by Font Shop International.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Ives, Rob, author. Title: Amazing origami animals / Rob Ives. Description: Minneapolis : Hungry Tomato, [2018] | Series: Amazing origami | Includes index. | Audience: Age 8–12. | Audience: Grade 4 to 6. | Identifiers: LCCN 2018027796 (print) | LCCN 2018029531 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541542792 (eb pdf) | ISBN 9781541501232 (lb : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Origami—Juvenile literature. | Animals in art—Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC TT872.5 (ebook) | LCC TT872.5 .I94 2018 (print) | DDC 736/.982—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018027796 Manufactured in the United States of America 1-43793-33639-7/17/2018

CONTENTS Origami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Butterfly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Frog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Rabbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

ORIGAMI Origami is the art of paper folding. It began in Japan some time after Buddhist monks brought paper to the country during the 6th century, more than 1,400 years ago. The name is from ori—“folding”—and kami, meaning “paper.”

One of the most famous origami designs is the Japanese crane. Legend says that anyone who folds one thousand paper cranes will have their heart’s desire come true. We have our own interpretation of this with the dove on page 10.

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Origami paper The only requirement for the paper is that it must hold a crease, and ideally it should be thinner than regular paper. Traditional Japanese origami paper comes in many patterns, colors, and styles and can often be found in your local craft shop or in an online store.

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GETTING STARTED Woof! Use a table or flat surface. It makes it easier to create tight folds. Make sure the folds are accurate at the points. This is crucial to make sure you have a great-looking finished sculpture. Make the folds firm. This will help the origami stay in place and give a nice, clean finish.

Folds and Arrows Mountain Fold

Fold the paper along this line away from you.

Valley Fold Fold the paper along this line toward you. If you turn the paper over, a mountain fold becomes a valley fold.

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Folding direction Fold over in this direction.

A dotted line on the arrow means fold to the back or inside.

Open out

This is not as tricky as it looks! Follow the steps below:

Make a crease

Fold the paper in the direction of the arrow and open it up again. Unfold the crease . . .

. . . and open out the point.

Refold the creases the other way to turn the tip inside (above) or outside (below).

Turn over

Turn the paper over.

Rotate Push

Spin the model as shown.

Press in at the points shown.

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BIRD This beautiful bird is a white dove, which has been a sign of peace for thousands of years. A variation on a traditional origami bird. Start with a single sheet folded along a diagonal.

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2

Fold both sides back along the vertical crease line.

Fold up one side along the horizontal line.

3

Fold the model in half along the horizontal crease line.

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Flip the model over.

Fold back one of the flaps along the marked vertical crease line.

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Fold up the other side to match.

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Fold down along the diagonal line marked. Rotate 45 degrees counterclockwise.

Open out the crease and refold, tucked to the inside to create the bird’s beak.

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BUTTERFLY Butterflies are beautiful insects. There are about 17,500 varieties, and they have been on Earth for 55 million years. The largest is Queen Alexandra's birdwing, which lives in New Guinea and has a wingspan of 10 inches (25 cm). Start with a single sheet face down and with the diagonals folded.

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Fold and unfold the vertical and horizontal creases, then flip the sheet over.

Fold down the two front pieces on the crease lines. Note that they are not quite to the center line.

2

Fold the bottom edge back to meet the top edge. As you do so, tuck in the horizontal center crease to make an inverted triangle.

4

Flip the model over.

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Fold up the triangle along the crease line.

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Fold over the tip.

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Flip the model again.

Fold the butterfly at the vertical crease and gently fold the wings back to give them shape.

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FOX The familiar red fox is the largest and most common of 12 fox species around the world. Unlike dogs, foxes tend not to live in packs but in small family groups. The two parents often live together for life. This is a super simple origami animal! Start with a sheet of paper face down at a diagonal with both diagonals folded.

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Fold in the two bottom corners to the top.

Fold up the bottom corner to the top.

3

Fold back vertically along the center line and rotate 45 degrees clockwise.

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Fold the top layer along the marked crease line.

Fold in the tail.

5

Fold and open out the top right flap to make the fox’s face.

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Fold the tail out to 90 degrees so that the model stands up. Add a face with a pen.

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DOG This smart little puppy resembles the West Highland terrier, commonly called a ‘'westie.'’ Originally from Scotland, these little dogs are intelligent, quick to learn, and good with children. Start with a sheet of paper face down at a diagonal. Pre-crease both diagonals.

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Fold and unfold all the edges to the diagonal center lines to create this crease pattern.

Fold back along the center line so that the two ears are on the outside.

2

Fold in the sides while lifting the left and right corners. Fold flat to make a diamond shape.

4

Turn the sheet so it looks like this and then fold along the crease line.

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6 7

Open out to the outside of the model. Fold along the crease line and then open out with the top portion again on the outside of the model. Leave the ears sticking out.

Fold over along the crease line.

Open out and tuck this piece inside the body.

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Fold the tail back inside so that it touches the top back of the body.

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Turn the tail inside out along the crease line so that it points straight up.

Zig-zag the head in three folds.

11 Fold up the nose by turning it inside out along the crease. Tuck the back of both front legs behind, along the marked crease.

Open out and refold the parts inside to tuck the two sections into the head.

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To complete the dog, fold the ears forward and shape them out. Push up and shape the underside of the body.

f! Woo

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FROG There are almost 7,000 kinds of frogs around the world. Many are very colorful. Poison dart frogs are poisonous to protect themselves from predators. The goliath frog is the biggest species, growing up to 7 lbs (3.25 kg). All frogs have an important part to play in our earth's ecosystem. This is a traditional origami model. Start with a single sheet face down on a diagonal with horizontal, vertical, and both diagonal creases folded.

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Fold the top corner to the bottom, and at the same time tuck in the other two corners to make a smaller square.

Fold in a top edge to the center line.

3

Open out the underside of the crease and pull it across to the left edge to make an inverted kite shape.

5

Fold up the bottom edges (of the top flap on each side) to the center line.

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6

Repeat steps 2 and 3 three more times with the other flaps.

Pull up the hidden edge and fold it to the center line, making a kite shape. Repeat steps 5 and 6 on the other three flaps.

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Fold over the top layer.

Fold the top right flap over to the left. Repeat steps 8 and 9 with the remaining three sides.

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Fold in the two edges to the center.

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Crease up the two front legs. Tuck them inside to make the front legs.

11

Crease the bottom legs and tuck them in to make the bottom legs.

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Fold and tuck the various leg sections to make joints.

Blow into the frog to inflate it!

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MOUSE There are many different kinds of mouse, and they live all around us, outside and sometimes in our homes as pets. Mice thrive in almost any environment—in forests, farmland, meadows, deserts, and even on mountains. They are the most successful mammals living on Earth today. Start with a single sheet face down at a diagonal with both diagonals already folded.

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2

Fold in the left side edges to the center line.

Fold in the right side edges to the center line and then unfold.

4

Open out the folds.

Fold in along the newly created creases, making a diamond shape with two triangle flaps.

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Fold back along the center of the triangle flaps. These will be the mouse’s ears.

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Tuck one flap under the other.

Fold back the right-hand end under the model.

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Fold back the right sides again, creating a point.

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Fold back along the center line, leaving the ears unfolded.

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Fold down along the marked line.

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Open out and refold with the part tucked inside. Fold and tuck again so that the tail points back.

Fold back the ears on both sides.

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Fold the lower parts of the tail up and inside the tail to complete the model.

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Push the ears gently so they open.

Eek!

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RABBIT In the wild, rabbits live in groups of burrows called warrens. They eat little except grass. If confronted with danger, a rabbit will first freeze and observe. If the danger persists it will thump the ground with its hind legs to warn other rabbits in the warren. This is a variation on a traditional origami rabbit. Start with a single sheet face down and folded in half along the horizontal center line.

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Fold the top and bottom edges into the middle.

Unfold the sheet.

2

Unfold, then fold the right and left edges into the center line.

4

Fold the two lower corners to the center and unfold. Fold the two diagonals and unfold.

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Fold up and tuck inside the two bottom triangles. Then fold the lower triangle up and under the rest of the model.

Fold back the right and left sides into the center.

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Fold along the crease line shown, allowing the hidden flap underneath to fold forward. Fold the bottom tip back (see step 9 for the result).

Fold the lower edges to the center.

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Fold in half along the vertical crease line. Rotate 90 degrees clockwise.

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Fold the back of the model forward along the crease line.

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Grasp the lower part of the two ears and lift them free of the body, rotating the head down as you do so. Press the model flat.

Unfold and then refold with the parts tucked inside. Fold back along the crease lines to create the legs.

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Fold forward and shape the ears to complete the model. Bend the legs out to stand it up.

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INDEX Birdwing butterfly, 12 Buddhist monks, 6 Burrows, 28 Butterflies, 12

Insects, 12 Japan, 6 Japanese crane, 6

Craft shop, 7

Mammals, 24 Mice, 24

Dogs, 14, 16 Dove of peace, 10

Poison dart frog, 20

Foxes, 14 Frogs, 20 Goliath frog, 20

Rabbits, 28 Scotland, 16 Warrens, 28 West Highland Terrier, 16

The Author Rob Ives is a former math and science teacher, now a designer and paper engineer, living in Cumbria, UK. He creates science- and projectbased children’s books, including Paper Models that Rock! and Paper Automata. He specializes in character-based paper animations and all kinds of fun and fascinating science projects and often visits schools to talk about design technology and demonstrate his models. Rob’s other series for Hungry Tomato include Tabletop Battles and Amazing Science Experiments.

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Picture Credits (abbreviations: t = top; b = bottom; c = center; l = left; r = right) Shutterstock.com: akiyoko 6, 7; Arthur van der Kooil 14bl; Captivelight 27t; Dragonskydrive 6; Eric Isselee 16tr & 19br, 25bl, 27bl; Ivan Godan 15bl; Jenny Cottingham 29br; Jim Cumming 14tr; Kurit afshen 20br; Lana839 6, 7, 8bl; LauraKick 9br; Lightspring 12tr; LittlePerfectStock 10t, 11mr; mokokomo 7; Olhastock 30bl; okui 2; PetlinDmitry 23bl; Picksell 6; Rudmer Zwerve 24tr & 26bl; Separisa 6; simpleBE 7, 8bl; Smit 20tr; Stefan Petru Andronache 28tr, 31bl; Vladimirkarp 13br.

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