Special Gifts
Paper Automata
Four working models to cut out and glue together
1 899618 21 X Rob Ives
A bravura display of imagination by Rob Ives has produced this delightful collection of working automata to cut out and make. As you operate the mechanisms, the Hopping Sheep hop energetically and the Pecking Hen pecks keenly into its feeder. The rather sad Motley Man bows and acknowledges the applause he has earned and while The Flying Fish does not actually fly, it does flap its wings and undulate in a delightfully unexpected manner. Each of the mechanisms uses a different principle to generate motion, so this book is of special interest to those who like to see what remarkable things can be achieved with paper.
Now available £4.95 (inc. VAT)
Automata Too Four working models to cut out and glue together 1 899618 45 7 Magdalen Bear
If you like making working models, then you will be delighted with this collection. The 'Run-about Train' follows its track through the tunnel and the 'Busy-buzzy bees' buzz about in a rather random and bee-like fashion. The 'Hare and the Tortoise' race to a very close finish, and the 'Owl and the Pussycat' set off in their pea-green boat. All of them make use of different mechanisms and the collection is a fine display of ingenious and colourful paper engineering. £4.95 (inc VAT)
The Moving Menagerie Rocking Models to cut out and glue together 1 899618 46 5 Annabelle Curtis
A splendid collection of characterful animals inhabits the pages of this delightful book. Not only are they enjoyable to cut out and make but they all move, often in surprising ways. Look out for the bear which rolls on his back, the monkey whose head rocks back and forth and the frog which balances carefully on its lily pad. Sea-life is represented by a rocking seal and a pair of penguins with flippers which flap in a most charming way.
£3.50 (inc.VAT)
Paper Presents
To colour, cut out and glue together
1 899618 00 7 Peter Hyde
Children who like colouring will be delighted to have this book. Apart from the pleasure of colouring the beautiful geometrical patterns, they can, with just a little simple cutting-out and glueing, make some charming presents to give to relatives and friends. Or, as each is completed, it can be added to a growing display. Among the varied items included in this collection are mobiles, stacking dolls, book marks, gift boxes, party masks and table mats, so there are many opportunities for combining colours in different ways.
£2.95 (inc. VAT)
Dragon Mobiles
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0 906212 10 3 Anne Wild
In this collection there are four magnificent dragons and a paper sculpture mobile of St. George and the Dragon, all in full colour.
£3.50 (inc. VAT)
Dinosaur Mobiles
0 906212 18 9 Anne Wild
Six delightful dinosaurs in full colour to cut out and make. Also, a minibook which tells about them and their history.
£3.50 (inc. VAT)
The Gift Box Book 0 906212 36 7 Jenkins & Wild
More Gift Boxes! 0 906212 87 1 Jenkins & Wild
Two collections of pretty boxes to cut out & glue together. All the flaps are carefully lettered to show the best order of glueing and when the boxes are complete they make ideal containers for small gifts to give to relatives and friends. Most of the boxes are in full colour but in the first book four have been provided for children to decorate for themselves.
Each book £3.50 (inc VAT)
The Paper Locksmith
A collection of working locks to cut out and glue together.
1 899618 03 1 Rob Ives
By its very purpose, the way that a lock mechanism works has to remain hidden from view and it is not easy to imagine what is happening inside. Consulting books of plans and diagrams is possible, but three dimensional working paper models p[rovide a better way to understand the underlying principles,especially if the parts are colour coded. These three ingenious paper models of a combination lock, a mortice lock and a "Yale" style of barrel lock cover three main types. Also there is an interesting minibook describing the historical development of lock design and possibilities for the future.
£4.95
