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Trains: A Pop-Up Railroad Book
3-D master Robert Crowther is right on track with an information-packed, interactive celebration of trains then and now .
Have you ever wondered how a steam engine works? Do you have a hankering to don an engineer's cap and race a locomotive under tunnels and over bridges? Loaded with flaps, pull-tabs, 3-D trains, and a spectacular pop-up model of a bustling railroad station, Robert Crowther's sturdy exploration of trains and how they work is a tour de force of paper engineering and a bonanza for railroad aficionados of all ages. What's more, it's filled to the brim with fun facts and intriguing information lurking behind, around, and even on top of its many marvelous, movable trains.
Have you ever wondered how a steam engine works? Do you have a hankering to don an engineer's cap and race a locomotive under tunnels and over bridges? Loaded with flaps, pull-tabs, 3-D trains, and a spectacular pop-up model of a bustling railroad station, Robert Crowther's sturdy exploration of trains and how they work is a tour de force of paper engineering and a bonanza for railroad aficionados of all ages. What's more, it's filled to the brim with fun facts and intriguing information lurking behind, around, and even on top of its many marvelous, movable trains.
- GenresChildrens
10 pages, Hardcover
First published November 6, 2006
23 people want to read
About the author
Robert Crowther
97 books8 followersRobert Crowther, a master paper engineer, first discovered the wonders of 3D illustration in art school. "I just loved the way things came alive when you did them in 3D. Particularly if something is flat, then it moves when you open it. It is the surprise element."
The idea for ROBERT CROWTHER'S MOST AMAZING HIDE-AND-SEEK ALPHABET BOOK, which launched his career as a leader in the world of pop-ups, came while he was still in college. "This book took me about a year to do and five years to actually get published," he says. Robert Crowther has since gone on to create numerous acclaimed and astonishing pop-up books, and his pre-eminence in the field of pop-up art was recognized when he was named runner-up of the first Mother Goose Award in England.
The detail that characterizes all Robert Crowther's books has its roots in his childhood, when he spent time drawing and painting landscapes that bustled with lots of characters. Ideas for his creations have since come from all over. For example, one day he visited a school and saw, tacked to a wall, a list of core curriculum subjects, which inspired ROBERT CROWTHER'S AMAZING POP-UP HOUSE OF INVENTIONS. He created another book in response to numerous inquiries from readers. "People were always asking 'Why don't you do a book that shows us how to make a pop-up?' I wasn't sure it would be technically possible, but I decided to try," he says. A veritable mine of information, ROBERT CROWTHER'S DEEP DOWN UNDERGROUND gives readers a behind-the-scenes peek at how each of the book's moving parts works.
The pop-up artistry of Robert Crowther has found a niche among readers of all ages. Even the youngest of children are dazzled by COLORS, a book whose plain, bold pages burst open to reveal an intricate array of objects with the flip of a flap or the pull of a tab. SOCCER, Robert Crowther's seventh book for Candlewick Press, crowds in enough facts and stats to appeal to virtually any fan of the world's most popular game.
Robert Crowther graduated from the Leeds College of Art, the Norwich School of Art, and the Royal College of Art before working as a freelance graphic designer for Madame Tussaud's, the London Planetarium, and several of its subsidiaries.
Robert Crowther lives in Norfolk, England.
The idea for ROBERT CROWTHER'S MOST AMAZING HIDE-AND-SEEK ALPHABET BOOK, which launched his career as a leader in the world of pop-ups, came while he was still in college. "This book took me about a year to do and five years to actually get published," he says. Robert Crowther has since gone on to create numerous acclaimed and astonishing pop-up books, and his pre-eminence in the field of pop-up art was recognized when he was named runner-up of the first Mother Goose Award in England.
The detail that characterizes all Robert Crowther's books has its roots in his childhood, when he spent time drawing and painting landscapes that bustled with lots of characters. Ideas for his creations have since come from all over. For example, one day he visited a school and saw, tacked to a wall, a list of core curriculum subjects, which inspired ROBERT CROWTHER'S AMAZING POP-UP HOUSE OF INVENTIONS. He created another book in response to numerous inquiries from readers. "People were always asking 'Why don't you do a book that shows us how to make a pop-up?' I wasn't sure it would be technically possible, but I decided to try," he says. A veritable mine of information, ROBERT CROWTHER'S DEEP DOWN UNDERGROUND gives readers a behind-the-scenes peek at how each of the book's moving parts works.
The pop-up artistry of Robert Crowther has found a niche among readers of all ages. Even the youngest of children are dazzled by COLORS, a book whose plain, bold pages burst open to reveal an intricate array of objects with the flip of a flap or the pull of a tab. SOCCER, Robert Crowther's seventh book for Candlewick Press, crowds in enough facts and stats to appeal to virtually any fan of the world's most popular game.
Robert Crowther graduated from the Leeds College of Art, the Norwich School of Art, and the Royal College of Art before working as a freelance graphic designer for Madame Tussaud's, the London Planetarium, and several of its subsidiaries.
Robert Crowther lives in Norfolk, England.
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October 8, 2017
This fascinating pop-up book about trains is a lot of fun! Lift the flap pages about locomotives show the inside and outside; sliding flaps tell about the first, fastest, longest and highest trains; pop up pages include tunnels, bridges and stations.
This is very hands on and intended for the gentle hands of older kids (and adults). Train enthusiasts will love this, and as a lap book, there is a lot to do, so it shares really well. I’m afraid it would be too easily damaged as a library copy.
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
This is very hands on and intended for the gentle hands of older kids (and adults). Train enthusiasts will love this, and as a lap book, there is a lot to do, so it shares really well. I’m afraid it would be too easily damaged as a library copy.
Cross posted to http://kissthebook.blogspot.com CHECK IT OUT!
August 9, 2016
First sentence: Locomotives. The first trains were just linked mining wagons pulled by human or horse power, used to carry coal and mineral ores back in sixteenth century Europe. The invention of the first powered locomotive in the early nineteenth century revolutionized the way a train moved.
Premise/plot: This is POP-UP book celebrating trains. It is an interactive book. Trains don't just pop-up on a few pages. There are flaps to lift and tabs to pull as well. Above all else, this one is packed with very detailed information.
Did You Know?
*That Richard Trevithick built the first working steam locomotive in 1804.
*That British trains began carrying passengers in 1829 and American trains began carrying passengers in 1830.
*That Dr. Rudolf Diesel built the first diesel engine in 1897.
*That George Pullman introduced the first luxury sleeping cars in 1865.
*That the fastest steam locomotive is/was the Mallard. It set the record in 1938 with 126 mph. The record has never been broken...by another steam train.
*That the fastest train these days is the Japanese train, Maglev. It can go up to 374 mph!
My thoughts: I liked this one. I'm not a huge train enthusiast. But I know many people--of all ages--are. I think this one is a good and fun resource to have. It isn't so much a narrative to read aloud--there isn't a proper story. But it is a resource: plenty of definitions, explanations, illustrations, and such.
Premise/plot: This is POP-UP book celebrating trains. It is an interactive book. Trains don't just pop-up on a few pages. There are flaps to lift and tabs to pull as well. Above all else, this one is packed with very detailed information.
Did You Know?
*That Richard Trevithick built the first working steam locomotive in 1804.
*That British trains began carrying passengers in 1829 and American trains began carrying passengers in 1830.
*That Dr. Rudolf Diesel built the first diesel engine in 1897.
*That George Pullman introduced the first luxury sleeping cars in 1865.
*That the fastest steam locomotive is/was the Mallard. It set the record in 1938 with 126 mph. The record has never been broken...by another steam train.
*That the fastest train these days is the Japanese train, Maglev. It can go up to 374 mph!
My thoughts: I liked this one. I'm not a huge train enthusiast. But I know many people--of all ages--are. I think this one is a good and fun resource to have. It isn't so much a narrative to read aloud--there isn't a proper story. But it is a resource: plenty of definitions, explanations, illustrations, and such.
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