Making pop-ups and telling stories

Eiffel Tower

Today I added to my collection of pop-up books with a copy of Great Buildings of the World. There are a lot of very basic and some very complex pop-up books available. 

Purnell (1984) ISBN 0 361 06410 1

I've made my own pop-up cards with children in the past, not as greetings cards but as ways into their imaginations and story-telling. When I did this we gave pupils a couple of easily constructed templates and a series of "monster" images. Once again, I've missed the boat with Halloween but maybe you could use the idea in the run up to Christmas.

Making the scene

Scene to be the subject of imaginative writing

One of the most reproduced pop-up books must be Jan Pienkowski's Haunted House. He has produced many other pop-up books in addition to illustrationed books and books with silouhettes. Ah! Light and Shadows Science rears its head. (See previous blog)

http://www.janpienkowski.com/
I might as well complete this blog with a series of other pop-up books that are well worth getting hold of.

SCIENCE 
The Human Body - J. Miller & D. Pelham (1983) 0-224-04210-6
The Facts of Life - J. Miller & D. Pelham (2000 edition) 158117093-9
Nature's Deadly Secrets - Frances Jones Electric Paper (1993) 1-897584-05-9
Nature's Little Builders - John Woodward Electric Paper (1995) 1-897584-07-5
Nature's Creatures of the Dark - David Taylor Electric Paper (1993) 1-897584-01-6
Nature's Savage Cats - Alice Burdett (1993) 1-897584-00-8
FUN
Fancy That! - Jan Pienkowski (1986) Orchard Books
little Monsters - Jan Pienkowski (1986) Orchard Books 1-85213-000-8
Dinner Time - Jan Pienkowski (1980) Orchard Books 1-85213-055-5
Christmas Kingdom - Jan Pienkowski (1991) Viking 
Bear's Busy Day - No author credited (2002) Top Story 0-7554-0248-0

I'll do a blog about the uses of Lift-the-Flap books soon.