Whimsical, appealing projects spring like magic from the hand of illustrator Freddie Levin as she shows young artists how to create charming animals from simple shapes, such as eggs, ovals and circles. Each step toward the finished drawing is gradual and fully explained. Kids can choose from a menagerie of favorite subjects, including anteaters, armadillos, bison, deer, elephants, giraffes, hippos, jaguars, kangaroos, koalas, lions, orangutans, pandas, platypuses, polar bears, reccoons and more. Information about each animal helps make the book educational as well as fun.

 

Summary: Partial Reprint
Rating: 5

Having not heard of this book and being unable to find out anything about it, I took the risk and ordered it (after all, the price was low enough that I was risking very little). I was expecting something along the lines of Montroll's smaller, staple-bound books (i.e. BIRDS IN ORIGAMI, FAVORITE ANIMALS IN ORIGAMI, or even ORIGAMI AMERICAN STYLE). What I found was something different. This is a partial reprint from John Montroll's ORIGAMI FOR THE ENTHUSIAST and ANIMAL ORIGAMI FOR THE ENTHUSIAST. The models include in this reprint are: