Preface Purpose Scope Acknowledgments 1 Introduction What Is a Pop-Up? Who Creates Pop-Up Books? Why Pop-Ups in the Classroom and Library Collection? The Appeal of Pop-Ups in the Classroom Okay, but Are They Really Literature? Evaluating the Pop-Up Book as Literature Why Use Pop-Ups in an Educational Setting? How to Use Pop-Up Books with Students Pop-Up Books in Public Libraries Embracing the Format! 2 Popping Off about Pop-Up Books: Conversing about Collecting with Rhonda Harris Taylor and Nancy Larson Bluemel Introducing Us In Our Own Words 3 The Enduring Popularity of the Pop-Up Book-and What it Means for This Book Welcome to a Wonderful World of Opportunity! They Are How Old?!??! A Pop-Up Book for Everyone! The Variety of Pop-Up Books Just How Popular are They??? 4 Taking Journeys through the History of Pop-Up Books: Web and Book Adventures Web Exhibits of Pop-Up Books and Their History Reproductions of Historical Pop-Up Books More, More! 5 The Pop-Up Book Creators: A Selection of Contemporary Notable Paper Engineers and Rising Stars Format of Entries Arrangement of Entries The Creators 6 Using Pop-Ups in Activities and Programs, with How-To Instructions (Introduction and Elementary Grades) How to Begin an Activity or Program Using Pop-Up Books Why Were These Books Chosen for the Activities? The Organization of Each Activity Sequential Arrangement of the Activities Format of the Activities Reference List ELEMENTARY (Grades K, 1-5) THEME: Animal Dinnertime THEME: Basic Anatomy and Lifelong Health THEME: Basic Concepts-Alphabet Figure 6.1. Alphabet Manipulatives THEME: Basic Concepts-Colors THEME: Basic Concepts-Counting THEME: Basic Concepts-Opposites Figure 6.2. A Simple Flap THEME: Basic Concepts-Shapes THEME: Basic Concepts-Words THEME: Celebrations-Birthdays Figure 6.3. Interactive Cards THEME: Celebrations-Easter Figure 6.4. Easter Egg Flap THEME: Celebrations-Grandparents' Day THEME: Celebrations-Halloween and Scary Things THEME: Celebrations-National Holidays: Thanksgiving THEME: Celebrations-Special Times with Parents THEME: Celebrations-Valentine's Day Figure 6.5. Valentine Flap THEME: Celebrations-Winter Observances THEME: Daily Activities and Time THEME: Dinosaur Investigator Figure 6.6. Dinosaurs Matrix THEME: Fables Today THEME: Healthy Living: Nutrition and Exercise THEME: Noah's Ark THEME: Reading and Library Use THEME: Singing as We Go Along THEME: Symbols of America Figure 6.7. Fan Book Figure 6.8. Making Who Wants to be a Millionaire?-Type Questions THEME: Time to Rhyme Figure 6.9. A Simple Pop-up Card THEME: A World in Balance: Endangered Creatures 7 Using Pop-Ups in Activities and Programs Continued (Middle Grades) MIDDLE (Grades 6, 7, 8) THEME: Ancient Egypt: The Past Meets the Present THEME: Art Everyday: Its Techniques and Creators THEME: The Cinderella Story Figure 7.1. Cinderella Matrix THEME: Dragons Yesterday and Today-Myth and Legend, Literature, Nature Figure 7.2. Dragon Matrix THEME: Exploration on Earth and Beyond THEME: Geometry and Art THEME: Ghostbusting: Researching the Supernatural in Literature THEME: Inventions in Our Lives Figure 7.3. Inventions Worksheet THEME: Knights and Castles THEME: Literature Bridges to Math Figure 7.4. Tree Pop-up by Lora Krantz THEME: Poetry Trails THEME: The Renaissance: Many Talents Figure 7.5. Career Worksheet THEME: Stories on Stage THEME: The Wizard of Oz, Fantasy Literature, Social Science 8 Using Pop-ups in Activities and Programs Continued (Secondary Grades, Program for Teachers or Librarians, Program for Public Library Story Times) SECONDARY (Grades 9, 10, 11, 12) THEME: Ancient and Modern Civilizations: Cultural Collections and Ethics THEME: Going the Distance with Sports Figure 8.1. Sports Interview Form THEME: Illusion and Dimension in Art Figure 8.2. Docent Guidelines THEME: Modern Robin Hoods and Pirates THEME: Personalizing Your Research THEME: Sailing across U.S. History THEME: Theater Production: Researching Social History PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS OR LIBRARIANS THEME: Building Bridges with Pop-Up Books PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY STORY TIMES THEME: Journeys into the World of Pop-Up Books 9 Creating Pop-Ups: Resources That Help Books Need More Books? Websites 10 Finding, Buying, and Housing Pop-Ups How Will I Know What's Out There? Where Do I Go to Get Them? The Vendor, the Pop-Up Book, and the School Library Finding a Home for Pop-Ups in the Library Cataloging Those Pop-Ups Developing Professional Collections for Teachers 11 The FAVES: The Books for Our Dream Pop-Up Libraries Arrangement of the Lists of Dream Libraries Tags in the Lists Rhonda's Dream Library of Pop-Ups Nancy's Dream Library of Pop-Ups Glossary Sources with Glossaries of Pop-Up Book Terms Index About the Contributors
