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Pop-up Tour De France, The World's Greatest Bike Race

Pop-up Tour De France, The World's Greatest Bike Race

by Pamela Pease

  • SPORT
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER

The enterprising Pamela Pease, devoted practitioner of the moveable book, presents a delightful and informative history, guide and celebration of the 200 cyclists in the Tour de France. With popup cyclists, mountains, a glossary of participants and more. (FRN831, $36.00)

The Little Prince Pop-up

The Little Prince Pop-up

by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • FAMILY

This delightful pop-up edition of Saint-Exupery's classic tale of a planet-hopping, extra-terrestrial philosopher child includes the complete original text and ingenious paper engineering that captures the story's imagination and whimsy. (FRN830, $35.00)

Peter Pan, A Classic Collectible Pop-Up

Peter Pan, A Classic Collectible Pop-Up

by Robert Sabuda | Matthew Reinhart

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 14 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Wizard of paper engineering, Robert Sabuda transforms M. Barrie's classic's tale into an astonishing world of movement and dimension. Each double-page spread of nighttime London (with clouds floating by) or the jolly roger (in all its colorful 3-D glory) is festooned with doors, windows and booklets. (GBR804, $29.99)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by Robert Sabuda

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 16 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the iconic movie with Sabuda's sparkling 3-D animation (glasses included) of twirling foot-high tornado, glittering Emerald City and other marvels. (USM80, $29.99)

Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs

Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs

by Robert Sabuda | Matthew Reinhart

  • SCIENCE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 12 PAGES
  • FAMILY

It was only a matter of time! Sabuda and Reinhart turn their magic on dinosaurs in six dazzling double-page marvels of paper engineering. Each dramatic page is festooned with text, illustrations and smaller booklets, many with their own miniature pop-ups, 35 in all. It's hard to say which we like best: the roaring T-Rex, jazzy blue-green archeaopteryx that flies off the page or dueling triceratops. (SCI102, $29.99)

Sharks and Other Sea Monsters

Sharks and Other Sea Monsters

by Robert Sabuda | Matthew Reinhart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 12 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Readers of all ages will be mezmerized by the 35 ingenious pop-ups of pterygotus, megalodon, hybodus, and other fearsome prehistoric sharks and sea creatures. (SCI166, $29.99)

Mega-beasts, Encyclopedia Prehistorica

Mega-beasts, Encyclopedia Prehistorica

by Robert Sabuda

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 12 PAGES

Pterosaurs fly and woolly mammoth gallop across eye-popping double-page spreads in this third book of beasts. (SCI273, $27.99)

 
Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure

Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure


by A. J. Wood

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Marbled endpapers, hundreds of original engravings from the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle and other original reports, and dozens of foldout documents add the interactive appeal of this uncommonly engaging overview of the people, places and adventures of Darwin's five-year voyage. (WLD180, $19.99)

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland


by Robert Sabuda

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 12 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Working his own magic, paper-fold master Sabuda unfurls the classic tale in a series of six stunning double-page animated scenes. Each double-page spread, adapted from Tenniel's original illustrations, thrills with color, texture, and, most surprising of all, height. (GBR426, $29.99)

America the Beautiful, A Pop-up Book


by Robert Sabuda

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 14 PAGES
  • FAMILY

The Liberty Bell swings, a windmill spins and the Statue of Liberty stands tall. These and many more American icons 'pop' to life in Robert Sabuda's marvelously creative interpretation of the first verse of "America the Beautiful" -- a terrific primer for young readers. (USA99, $35.00)

Brava, Strega Nona!

Brava, Strega Nona!


by Matthew Reinhart | Robert Sabuda | Tomie dePaola

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 12 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The paper-folding duo turn their wizardry on Tomie dePaola's beloved Nona in this dazzling display of pull-tabs, panels and popup magic. (ITL987, $29.99)

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