Children love making these beautiful shapes which are such fun to decorate. Each model is printed on crisp white paper ready to cut out and glue together. There are at least 12 hours of enjoyment in each book and the finished models make a fine collection. There are plenty of suggestions and ideas for colouring and decoration. A fantastic way to extend 3D geometry for children - at home or in class. Makes an excellent gift or prize! The sister book, Make Shapes 1 contains slightly less complex models.

Make Shapes 2: Mathematical Models: Bk. 2 (Tarquin Make Mathematical Shapes Series)

Children's Books

Jenkins, Gerald

Wild, Ann

Arts, Music & Photography

Tarquin Group

In this collection there are four magnificent dragons and a paper sculpture mobile of St. George and the Dragon, all in full colour. Fun to make and with lovely results.

Dragon Mobiles: Five models to make (Tarquin Make Mobiles Series)

Wild, Anne

Animals

Tarquin Popups are a special kind of do it yourself activity book. Not only is there the fun of making the scenes and seeing them popup but they are full of interesting information and ideas. This book contains six main scenes to make: Knossos, the Palace of Minos, the Lion Gate at Mycenae, the Battle of Salamis, the Golden Age of Athens, the Theatre, Alexander the Great and King Porus. There are a number of mini popups as well. Close the book and they fold away. Open it and they popup again. These vivid, colourful threedimensional scenes help to bring Ancient Civilisations to life in a way which no other kind of book can.

The Greeks Pop-up: Pop-up Book to Make Yourself (Ancient Civilisations Pop-Ups)

Mara, Pam

Humor & Entertainment

This authoritative book illustrates in dynamic form ten basic mechanisms which are used in making popup books. It offers many imaginative possibilities for the hobbyist, or the student of design and technology. Each of the ten basic mechanisms is illustrated by a working model which you can cut out and make: Multiple layers Floating layers V-fold Magic box Moving arm Rotating disc Sliding motion Pull-up planes Pivoting motion Dissolving scenes. When finished, each working model glues back into the book on a special tab and folds away to make a kind of three dimensional dictionary or encyclopaedia. For each working model there is also a page called technical considerations which points out important features of the mechanism and suggests how it might be used to create original designs of your own.

Paper Engineering for Pop-up Books and Cards

Hiner, Mark

Curve stitching is a creative, practical activity with a strong mathematical background. This book explains the technique and there are large colour photographs of a good selection of beautiful designs, with stitchbystitch sewing plans. The different families of designs are put into their mathematical context and there are many suggestions for further development. There is also a good collection of computer programs written in Basic. These programs can readily be modified and adapted so that one can find on screen those patterns which will be most pleasing to sew.

Curve Stitching: Art of Sewing Beautiful Mathematical Patterns

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Millington, Jon

Crafts & Hobbies

An alphabet book with charming surprises is the best way to describe this collection of cunning pictures. Each contains special hidden images which are only revealed by using the card mirror provided. Find just the right place to put the mirror, and the mad pianist becomes an astronomer looking at the moon. An explorer in the desert becomes the pyramids he is looking for and an octopus becomes a bunch of flowers. Excellent for reinforcing reading skills as well introducing reflection all wrapped up as fun.

M is for Mirror: Find the Hidden Pictures

Burmingham, Duncan

Activities, Crafts & Games

These games have been chosen or adapted from games played all over the world. For each there is a blackline master sheet which gives the board and the rules. Children then try to work out a winning or not losing strategy within those rules. Later, they are encouraged to alter them and to explore the effect such changes have on the strategy of the game. Extensive teachers notes are included.

Strategy Games: A Collection of 50 Games & Puzzles to Stimulate Mathematical Thinking

Wilkinson, J.

Sheppard, J

Literature & Fiction

All the characters in these puzzles make clear statements about themselves and others, but it is not clear whether or not they are telling the truth. The problem is to decide which to believe.

Who Tells the Truth?: Collection of Logical Puzzles to Make You Think

Dam, Case

Starting with the simple rule which generates the numbers in Pascal's Triangle, it is remarkable how many other patterns and properties there are to discover.Any teacher who would like to convey something of the wonder of mathematics to a class at almost any level would find little better than the material contained in this book. It offers potential for investigations and topics at levels from primary up to Sixth Form.

Pascal's Triangle: Teachers' Guide

Colledge, Tony

Education & Reference

A new cover for a classic title that has been used to teach hundreds of thousands - possibly millions - of students over the years! This book is intended to act as an encouragement for children to learn their tables. On every page there are diagrams made up of small numbered areas. If that number will divide by the number being studied, then the area has to be coloured. When all the target areas of a particular puzzle are coloured, then the hidden picture is revealed. There are also other charts and hundred squares to colour and the book is then rounded off with a target test to confirm the progress being made.

The Multiplication Tables Colouring Book: Solve the Puzzle Pictures While Learning Your Tables (Back to Fundamentals)

McElderry, Heather

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