Fantastic Flexagons - Hexaflexagons and Other Flexible Folds to Twist and Turn (Paperback)

Are you ready to flip out? Hexaflexagons are six-sided, flat paper models that can be made to reveal hidden images through a series of flexes and folds. Flexagons were first introduced in a column written by Martin Gardner for Scientific American. From there, people started folding and figuring out creative ways to craft these interesting origami-like objects. Included in this delightful book are instructions and material to create hexaflexagons, tri-tetra flexagons, cubes, flexacubes, and more! Flexing kaleidocycles are shapes formed by taking several tetrahedra (four-sided 3D shapes) and joining their edges to form a ring, which can then be rotated so that it turns inside out to display a multitude different colors, shapes, and designs! This book contains: A brief introduction on the history of hexaflexagons Instructions on how to make 13 different fun flexagon models 40 pages of easy tear-out pages with pieces to assemble your hexaflexagons People are still discovering new ways to innovate with these enjoyable creations so with some study and practice, you may be able to come up with a unique design and enter the pages of flexagon history! All you need to do is to cut out and assemble the various models in this book to create the most intriguing and entertaining designs available. Start folding your flexagons now!

General

Imprint:	Racehorse for Young Readers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2017
Authors:	Nick Robinson
Dimensions:	276 x 216 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-944686-10-9
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Practical interests & handicrafts > Handicrafts > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-944686-10-X
Barcode:	9781944686109

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