Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Fold Me a Poem


George, Kristine O’Connell. 2005. Fold Me A Poem. Harcourt Books. Orlando, FL. ISBN 0152025014

The dust jacket of this book reveals how George got her ideas for this book. After watching a boy make animals out of paper she was struck by the similarities of poetry and origami. ; “how a few rods, carefully chose, can bring a scene to life, and how a few small folds, artfully made, can bring a sheet of paper to life.” This collection of poems deals specifically with origami and the folds that need to be made as well as the creatures that can be made from origami paper. The illustrations capture the details of the printed origami paper as well as the intricate folds made by the origami artist. This is a beautiful book that will capture the attention of poetry lovers as well as origami enthusiasts.

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