This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions (Popup Book for Kids and Adults, Interactive Planetarium Book, Cool Books for Adults)

September 12, 2019 - Comment

Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions. Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into six fully functional tools. Artist Kelli Anderson contributes enlightening text alongside each pop-up, explaining the scientific principles at play in her constructions and creating an interactive experience that’s as educational as it is

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Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions.

Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into six fully functional tools. Artist Kelli Anderson contributes enlightening text alongside each pop-up, explaining the scientific principles at play in her constructions and creating an interactive experience that’s as educational as it is extraordinary. Inspiring awe that lasts long after the initial pop, This Book Is a Planetarium leaves readers of all ages with a renewed appreciation for the way things work—and for the enduring magic of books.

This Book is a Planetarium is an interactive book for adults and kids that turns into:A working planetarium book projecting constellations on the ceilings and wallsA musical instrument with strings to strumA geometric drawing generatorAn infinite calendarA message decoderA speaker that amplifies soundIf you’ve enjoyed Matthew Reinhart’s A Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes and Robert Sabuda’s Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up, then you’ll love This Book is a Planetarium.

This collection of cool popup fun makes for the perfect roommate gifts for girls and guys and falls under the following book categories:Adult Popup BooksPop Up Science BooksPaper Toys Books

Product Features

  • Astronomy book with 6 fully-functional pop-up tools
  • Encourages interest in science, geometry, music, constellations
  • Text explains the scientific principles at play
  • Six fully functional tools pop up
  • Tools: a real working planetarium projecting the constellations, a musical instrument complete with strings for strumming, a geometric drawing generator, an infinite calendar, a message decoder, and even a speaker that amplifies sound

Comments

Anonymous says:

this brilliant book allows its reader to manipulate scientific concepts like … As impossible as it seems, this brilliant book allows its reader to manipulate scientific concepts like light, sound, time, and space. It provides teachers, parents, grandparents, librarians, children and unaccompanied adults the opportunity to play and learn without pain. Each person who makes up a secret code, or creates kaleidoscopic art using the spirograph, or figures out which day birthdays will be three years hence, or projects accurate constellations onto the ceiling, cannot help but…

Anonymous says:

WOW! Just arrived. Outstanding, beautifully captured the science of sound, cryptography, time, the universe, and geometry all through the art of paper. Cudoos to author. Worth the wait. Taking the book to work tomorrow to share with others before sending to my neice.

Anonymous says:

Amazing book! Unbelievably cool. This book is SO COOL. Its incredible. When I opened it up I actually said out loud “how did they make this?” The construction is sturdy and well-made, and its clear that there was a lot of attention to detail. It’s unlike any pop-up book I have ever seen.

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