==== BRAINBOX - AN GOOD AUTHOR SHOULD ALSO BE ARTIST & A PAPER ENGINEER ====
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to:

=== Write and design a pop-up book cover or page of a book for children. ===
You can write as much or as little as you like but, in addition to your writing, you must include at least one special feature using science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics. 

Paper engineering 'pop-up' elements can add emotion and meaning to any book of words.

You can add a simple, engineered pop-up to a book quite easily: All you need is a story, a couple of extra hours, and a few simple materials.

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{{ youtube>srpzCFA8uMc?640x360 |Advanced - How to add pop-up art to books using paper engineering}}

** Video 2. How Authors, Artists & Engineers work together to create a book**
  * **IF YOUTUBE FAILS, TRY VIEWPURE:[[http://viewpure.com/srpzCFA8uMc||How Authors, Artists & Engineers work together]]**

=== Example - The Hidden Clue ===
As you learn more about paper engineering, you can use mathematics and geometry to help design clever puzzles and paper engineering elements to make your works more interesting. Here is one simple example:

{{ youtube>a-rrgsMvejM?640x360 |How to hide clues using paper engineering}}

** Video 2. How to hide clues using paper engineering**
  * **IF YOUTUBE FAILS, TRY VIEWPURE:[[http://viewpure.com/a-rrgsMvejM|How to hide clues using paper engineering]]**

=== Some more paper engineering and pop-up book links: ===
  * Matruska example book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-C7br9xFHk
  * Carters pop-up example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFIo536IZZYbooks 
  * Robert Sabuda - Making pop-up books: http://wp.robertsabuda.com/make-your-own-pop-ups/
  * How to make a simple pop-up book: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pop-up-Book

Based on your results, do you think that learning more about technology is useful for an author?

=== Advanced: ===

{{ youtube>RZR_b753ZJ0?640x360 |Advanced - How to create pop-up books using paper engineering}}

** Video 2. Create a pop-up book page or cover**
  * **IF YOUTUBE FAILS, TRY VIEWPURE:[[http://viewpure.com/RZR_b753ZJ0|Advanced - How to create pop-up books]]**

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==== Appendix ====
=== More Pop-up Ideas, Plans & Templates: ===
  * Here are the [[http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys/peace.html|plans you can download]] to build the paper bird.
  * Here are heaps of other [[http://wp.robertsabuda.com/make-your-own-pop-ups/| pop-up ideas and templates]] from Robert Sabuda
  * How To Make Pop-up Vfolds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxI4A_o5G-U
  * Popup Rainbow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RLn4rJk86s
  * Pop-up waterfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3En1-xWoiA

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