Re-create the natural world in paper! Using classic origami techniques, this delightful project book travels the length and breadth of the animal kingdom, presenting previously unpublished designs that will appeal to both novices and seasoned folders alike.

Each section of the book is devoted to construction a scene of a different ecological habitat. Each of these scenes —whether it be Louisiana bayou, Swiss Alp or African savanna— consists of between two and four animals from that environment, as well as some inanimate feature (a cypress tree and a mountain are examples) that serves as regional "atmosphere". The models range from beginner level through to high-intermediate, and there is a range of difficulty within each of the locales covered. With the aid of computerized drafting, an unprecedented level of clarity has been achieved, rendering even the most difficult models within the grasp of the determined practitioner.

An introductory section, containing detailed information on the basic folds and a survey of suitable papers, serves as the ideal launchpad for folding the animals themselves —from grasshoppers to gazelles and from crawfish to cockatoos.