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Amazing Paper Pets: 6 Animated Animals to Make Paperback – July 6, 2010

by Rob Ives (Author), Flying Pigs Limited (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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There’s room in everyone’s house and heart for a paper pet.

Here’s something special for every child (and adult) who’s ever dreamed of owning a kangaroo, gorilla, or goat: a collection of six paper pets that ACTUALLY MOVE.  Making them is as easy as 1, 2, 3.  Just:

Press out the pieces.

Follow the simple folding and gluing instructions to assemble.

Turn the handle and see them go!

There’s even a place to write your pet’s name. And best of all—no howling or meowing, no cleanup, and no walking or feeding required!

 

WATCH….

- The gorilla beat his chest

- The chickens peck

- The kangaroo hop

- The dog “bark”

- The goat shake his head

- The cat walk

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  1. Reading age
    8 - 10 years
  2. Print length
    80 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 4
  5. Dimensions
    8.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
  6. Publisher
    Sterling
  7. Publication date
    July 6, 2010
  8. ISBN-10
    1402760361
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1402760365
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sterling (July 6, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1402760361
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1402760365
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 10 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
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cool022883
5.0 out of 5 stars very fun project
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2012
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these models are really fun to make and the movement is very cute.the first thing i would tell you to do is scan the pages of the model before you build them that way if you make a mistake you can redo the model.i would also recommend doing the models in order as they get a little harder as you go along.as some reviews have said the directions can be a bit laking but if you look at the pieces and just match the numbers and read the directions you can see how the pieces fit together and how they need to be glued.for me the hardest models were the cat and the gorialla the cat has a lot of small joints that have to be glued accurently for the model to work properly and the alighnment of the pieces has to be perfect for the gorilla to work.alot of the reviews seem to complain about glueing the belts for the cat and kangaroo which can be diffucult but if you pull them around and then use like a chopstick or even an ink pen to hold the belt in pace while the glue dries then it works.also if you go to the authers website(robives.com)and go to the section that says publications it gives you a link to the amazon site but by doing this the author gets a small percentage of the sale but the price you pay is exactly the same and while your there you can look at all the other projects on the site and there are alot.also if you like doing theses paper models do a google search on free paper automata and you can find sites that have projects you can download for free(cannon has a great site with free models).
also the price of the product is great for the price of what you would pay for the two of these individualy at other places you get 6 of them in this book
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always skeptical
4.0 out of 5 stars Clever designs, incomplete instructions
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2011
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Loved the clever designs. But these things are way too difficult for a kid to build. I wanted to build these with my eight-year-old, but all she could really help with was punching out the paper parts from the book.

The instructions were ambiguous in many cases and just plain wrong at least once. It's fairly easy to build parts inverted or inside-out if you're not successful at guessing the correct orientation.

I had to invent clamps and cauls along the way -- you may find it useful to have a few clothes pins around for clamping pieces together while glue is drying.

In the end, it's a very satisfying collection of small projects.
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808tootsie
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Paper Pets on a roll
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2013
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The books is beautifully illustrated and the directions are ever so clear. This is my first at making these animated paper crafts. I actually don't want to cut out the animated animals to make just yet. I still want to admire the creative and ingenious mind that designed these animals! The book was delivered far earlier than I expected! Thank-you for your amazing work.
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Dona B. Mathis
2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible instructions. NOT FOR KIDS!
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2022
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Very poor instructions. Tried to make one of the projects with my granddaughter. Big fail. It says to use normal school glue. I used good tacky glue. Pieces still took forever to dry. I finally took the project home, spent another couple hours getting it together. The crank turns but the cams do not, therefore several wasted hours on something that was very frustrating and in the end, doesn't perform.
Very unhappy with this. Won't buy Rob Ives products again. Definitely not for children.
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Susanne Alton
5.0 out of 5 stars for middle school??? Not again
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2014
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kids liked it even though it was hard to follow directions...Middle schoolers..da...I liked it because it kept them wanting to finish a project. "So sorry, you can't do it again...no redos!"
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pineapple
3.0 out of 5 stars So Far, A Frustrating Experience
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2011
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I really wanted to love this. I purchased the Flying Pig kit by itself and that one had easy-to-follow directions. I assembled it with just a glue stick.

With this book, however, I've had problems with assembly. The photos that accompany the instructions are not that large so I've had to guess where things go at times. The platform for the cat, in particular, I just had to guess how to do it because the photo was so tiny.

Many areas are under tension. I've had to glue, clamp down and re-glue many areas with paper clips, so a project can take days. Right now, I'm baffled at how to glue the belt on the cat because it keeps coming unglued and I have yet to figure out how to clamp it. This is a test of patience for me and my preschooler, who is hanging on my arm while I glue these together.

Other complaints: when making the dog, the feet don't reach down far enough and the head is attached by a tiny tab. When making the chickens, their heads and tails don't stick around the inner box; I had to reglue them several times each.

So far, a frustrating experience.
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Scott
4.0 out of 5 stars Who has the time???
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2013
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Rob Ives is a paper genius. This book is sooo amazing and the animals really do move if you actually put them together. It took me a month to put together one. I had no time to do the others. Need lots of precision and accuracy when assembling, but great way to pass time. NOT FOR KIDS !!! They won't have the patience. My son didn't even have the patience watching me make them. I gave up after completing one.
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cpowers
1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty much worthless and ridiculously difficult to assemble
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2017
Pretty much worthless and ridiculously difficult to assemble. Especially the gorilla. Give me a break. Nice concept. Horrible execution.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Takes patients
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2019
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Amazing paper pets, great, but takes patients and nibble fingers to put together. Would buy again to give as a present as it’s fun to do.
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MaFa
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprendre les automates
Reviewed in France on February 8, 2013
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Modèles très bien expliqués. Ca fonctionne bien. Ca amuse beaucoup des enfants de voir faire les parents. En anglais, mais pas trop difficile, beaucoup d'illustrations.
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caillet françoise
1.0 out of 5 stars cherchez l'arnaque
Reviewed in France on May 25, 2013
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il manque une pièce, un numero indiqué n'existe pas.... La disposition des differentes parties est compliquée, une ou 2
photos supplementaires pourraient aider....
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Grandad Bike
4.0 out of 5 stars A book to do with a motivated child
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2013
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Younger children would not be able to make these models unless accompanied by an adult who has first quietly studied how the animations are to be put together - they take a bit of serious working out and folding. Prepare to keep working at it when the interested / motivated child has lost concentration or has gone to bed. (I would say that a child under about 13 would not be able to complete these models on their own.) The models themselves are very cleverly designed and nicely illustrate mechanical actions.

This is an ideal book for a retired grandad (i.e. like me) to study in the daytime, awaiting the arrival of a tired child after school to say: "What shall we do today?"
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Jane Doran
2.0 out of 5 stars Tatty
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2012
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The book was the one that I wanted and would be perfects for my kids, but one edge of the book looked tatty and chewed like a well thumbed display copy.
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