Nature Fold-Along Stories: Quick and Easy Origami Tales About Plants and Animals [Paperback]

Christine Petrell Kallevig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2009

12 fact-filled stories about North American plants and animals are illustrated by the progressive folding steps of twelve very easy origami models. Completely illustrated folding instructions are placed side-by-side with story text for easy use by kids, teachers, librarians, camp directors, park rangers, or anyone else who loves nature or wants to learn how to fold easy origami plants and animals. Designed for use with groups or individuals of all ages, from preschool through adult, these stories provide information about North American ecosystems and biology as they teach simple paper folding techniques. Includes illustrations, photographs, presentation guidelines, optional extended activities, index, trade paper.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Storytime Ink Intl; 1ST edition (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962876925
• ISBN-13: 978-0962876929
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,495,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nature Fold-Along Stories, May 7, 2009

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This review is from: Nature Fold-Along Stories: Quick and Easy Origami Tales About Plants and Animals (Paperback)

This book overcomes my previous misgivings about "storigami", a genre in which the "stories" amounted to little more than memory aids for folding the paper forms, with little intrinsic content or interest of their own. Here, however, Kallevig's narratives carry accurate and interesting nature information in fair-to-middlin' plots, along with paper forms which students can learn to do. I tested several of them on a 6th grader of only moderate manual skill, who was pleased at her success and proudly retold the stories to younger siblings at home. This suggests that even us clumsy adults could learn to do the stories while folding the forms!
The diagrams are excellent and easy to follow. Origami forms include: seagull, cicada, snake, owl, leaf, coyote (fox), duck, butterfly, Trillium, rabbit, fish, toad. Story topics include: food chains; life cycles; metamorphosis; habitats; photosynthesis; characteristic traits of reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians, ants. It is amazing how the information gets linked to concurrent folds in the process of producing the final paper form!
Kallevig's "Optional Follow-up Activities" would be useful in the classroom or at summer camp, as well as in a home setting. She provides a lot of additional information about each animal, plant, or eco-niche as well as thought-provoking research suggestions and quizes. I can recommend this little book as a useful addition to any storyteller's bag of tricks.
--reviewed by Fran Stallings, Spring 2009 Territorial Tattler

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Especially ideal for anyone who teaches, entertains, or works with children, February 15, 2009

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This review is from: Nature Fold-Along Stories: Quick and Easy Origami Tales About Plants and Animals (Paperback)

Nature Fold-Along Stories: Quick and Easy Origami Tales About Plants and Animals is a unique book that teaches the reader how to use origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, to craft paper models of natural creatures and objects while simultaneously telling a story. Black-and-white photography and line diagrams to illustrate the paper folds step-by-step. Lists of optional follow-up activities to each of the twelve fold-along stories round out this wonderful hands-on book, especially ideal for anyone who teaches, entertains, or works with children.