Origami

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Summary: Better instructions but the cover pic is most interesting
Review: I ordered several orgami books at the same time & overall disappointed in the offerings, but this book does have very clear instructions (if you saw the other books, you could greatly appreciate this fact). I would rate this with 5 stars if the cover pic was indicative of the book, instead of the most interesting, or where it start from instead of ending with. It's like a movie trailer that makes you want to see the movie & when you do, the trailer had the only good parts to it. Mostly fillers that you learned from your classmates as small children, like the water bomb, paper hat, fortune teller & the popper.

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Summary: Top Beginners Origami Book
Review: I personally found this one of the best beginner's origami book. It does not skimp on the "origami portion of designs" using square paper for all the designs and maybe scissors for two diagrams. The instructions are very clear and they are great for any beginner for learning how to make diagrams and interpret the directions for other diagrams. Most of the models are traditional but all in all, in my opinion, it is the best book for beginners.

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Summary: Best origami book on the market
Review: This beginning origami book delivers what you wish every origami book had: absolutely clear instructions, taking you step by step through each figure offered. The photographs are precisely taken to illustrate exactly how to fold the paper and how the figure looks from several angles at various stages. There is absolutely no confusion. In addition, the book shows how with the same initial folds, one can branch off into several different figures. At our public library, we hold origami workshops for children twice a year, and this is our text. My only criticism would be with the binding: we wear out our copies within a couple of years!

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Summary: Great for beginners to Origami
Review: This book is great for beginners. Every fold is shown, which is not true of more advanced books.

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Summary: The BEST Origami book for beginners!
Review: This book teaches origami using colorful photographs instead of line drawings. This method allows the reader to see easily and clearly whether to fold to the front or back, and exactly what the paper should look like after each step, in "real life." The origami projects are grouped by the "base" figure needed for each, so the reader can learn each "base" and then choose which final figure to complete. This book demonstrates that many different origami figures actually start from the same beginning folds, which makes it easier to learn new ones, and eventually you could even make your own original creations. The book includes all the traditional figures that the word "origami" brings to mind. Complete photographic instructions are included for every figure, on every page. With this book there is no risk of wasting your money just to find a few scattered photos, and a lot of nearly useless line drawings, which is typical of many other origami books. I had always been frustrated by origami; since childhood I have periodically purchased beautiful paper and interesting-looking books, only to put the paper on a shelf to collect dust because the instructions were too difficult. But with this book, it was so fun and easy to understand the instructions, I ran out of paper and had buy more! If you buy this book, your only problem will be where to put all the figures....