Gaze in wonder as mysterious images transform into magical animations. Make the horses gallop, a flag wave, 3D objects turn, and see London landmarks come to life. Many other familiar objects spin, rotate and animate through the pages of this book. All that is needed is the special acetate overlay (provided in the book) to bring the images to life Moving images first appeared in the 19th century as simple optical devices such as the Thaumatrope and the Zoetrope. The process of displaying sequences of still images in rapid succession - to show apparent motion - is the basis of early film animation and motion pictures.
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Cheap -flimsy and small,
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Not at all what I expected. Would NOT have purchase had I realized it was 3 inches by 4!
You also have to cut out the 'film' from the first page and then hold over the pages to follow. Too much $. I am stuck with two...maybe a stocking stuffer.
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Amusing,
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This book's quite amusing :) I had a day of fun with it (including showing it to friends). But since then, it has been staying on my shelf untouched.
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Why is this used book so expensive?,
By Jimi Mack (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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Okay, is it just me? Am I missing something? I saw this book being demonstrated on YouTube and thought it would be a great gift for my niece, so I looked it up on Amazon. As far as I can tell from this and other sites, the book is out of print and not available new, and quite a few people have it listed on various sites for anywhere between nine hundred dollars and two thousand dollars! What's up with that? Can someone please explain? I get that it's out of print, ok, but is ANYONE possibly selling these used books at those prices? If so, apparently we've pulled right out of the recession without me knowing about it! I mean, come on, it seems like a cute, fun book that would be amusing and entertaining for a short while, but it's not the holy grail!
If anyone could please shed some light on where I could get a copy of this book at a reasonable price, I'd greatly appreciate knowing about it. Thanks very much in advance. Jimi
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