Making Paper Dinosaurs books: 恐龍摺紙書 (Book Reviews for Origami Dinosaurs from Usborne, How to make paper Dinosaurs from CICO )

SumLook 的兩個兒子都很喜歡恐龍，小兒子有一天說很想做一次摺紙恐龍，於是便在網上做了一些研究，買了兩本的摺紙恐龍書：
1. Origami Dinosaurs (Usborne 出版)
2. How to Make Paper Dinosaurs (CICO Books出版)

 先說 Usborne 出版的摺紙恐龍書－Origami Dinosaurs

Publisher: Usborne
ISBN-13: 978-1474956277
SumLook Rating: 8 / 10

摺紙恐龍的種類：
共8種，包括:
1.Brontosaurus
2.Triceratops
3.Kronosaurus
4.Spinosaurus
5.Pterodactyl
6.Velociraptor
7.Stegosaurus
8.Tyrannosaurus

關於彩紙：
書中亦附送75張彩紙（有兩種尺寸），彩紙顏色豐富，而每種恐龍有約4-5種不同圖案，風格，和顏色的彩紙讓小孩選擇。而最棒的是彩紙上印有虛線作為指引，讓孩子容易些摺出恐龍

摺紙指引和簡易程度：
摺紙書一般都有共同的問題，有時會很難用簡單的符號表達摺紙的動作，有時要靠自己領會或推測。這本書的指引是以圖畫方式表達，清晰度可以和摺法不太難。

額外內容：
內容只包括摺恐龍的方法，沒有額外資訊。

價錢：
英鎊7.99

CICO Books 出版的摺紙恐龍書－How to make Paper Dinosaurs

Written by Mari Ono & Hiroaki Takai
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN-13 : 978-1782496335
SumLook Rating: 8.5 / 10

摺紙恐龍的種類：
共25種，分為4類:
1.Fun Dinosaurs
2.Big Dinosaurs
3.Sky Dinosaurs
4.Marine Dinosaurs

關於彩紙：
書中亦附送50張彩紙，彩紙顏色豐富，而每種恐龍有2張彩紙。

摺紙指引和簡易程度：
摺紙書一般都有共同的問題，有時會很難用簡單的符號表達摺紙的動作，有時要靠自己領會或推測。這本書的指引是以真實圖片方式表達，清晰度不錯，而摺紙的程度視乎恐龍的種類，有些恐龍的摺法較簡單，也有些較複雜需要兩張彩紙來完成一隻恐龍。

額外內容：
每種恐龍都會有一個簡短的介紹，也有彩色豐富的圖片。也有說明這摺紙恐龍的難度。

價錢：
英鎊12.99

森綠媽媽用後感想是，Usborne 的那一本的摺法較簡單，每隻恐龍只需1張紙便完成，當然仔細度便會小些，而書的圖片也較少，如讀者只需要摺紙方法，這本也是好的選擇。CICO Books 的那一本，圖片的吸引度較高，摺紙的難度和恐龍種類有較多選擇，但難度較高的恐龍在初學者也真是有些難度，有些會需要兩張彩紙完成，適合對書本有較高要求的讀者。希望森綠的意見能幫助讀者。

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~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Book Review in English ~.~.~.~.~.~.

Both SumLook's sons are the fans of Dinosaurs.

Since the younger one would like to do some paper folding of dinosaurs, I have done some research online to find out which Dinosaurs paper folding books is good to purchase.

I have narrowed done to 2 books:
1. Origami Dinosaurs (Publisher: Usborne)
2. How to Make Paper Dinosaurs (Publisher: CICO Books)

Let's start with Origami Dinosaurs by Usborne
(Please click this link to see the details in our video https://youtu.be/6OX9oyOT1D8)

Publisher: Usborne
ISBN-13: 978-1474956277
SumLook Rating: 8 / 10

Types of Dinosaurs：
The book includes 8 paper dinosaurs:
1.Brontosaurus
2.Triceratops
3.Kronosaurus
4.Spinosaurus
5.Pterodactyl
6.Velociraptor
7.Stegosaurus
8.Tyrannosaurus

Folding paper：
The book includes 75 colorful folding papers of 2 different sizes. The papers are colorful and there are 4-5 papers of different patterns for each dinosaur. What makes their folding papers outstanding is that there are guiding dashlines on the paper, which makes it easier for users to follow the folding instructions.

Folding Instructions and difficulty：
Most paper folding books share a common issue that it is hard to explain some 3D instructions by using words or arrows; sometimes the users need to guess how to get to the next step. In this book, the instructions are shown by drawings, which are quite clear and not hard to understand.

Extra information：
The book includes only the folding instructions with no extra information

Price：
GBP 7.99

Now Let's look at How to make Paper Dinosaurs by CICO Books
(Please click this link to see the details in our video https://youtu.be/CDv9u-dH59M)

Written by Mari Ono & Hiroaki Takai
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN-13 : 978-1782496335
SumLook Rating: 8.5 / 10

Types of Dinosaurs：
This book includes 25 paper dinosaurs, sorted into 4 categories:
1.Fun Dinosaurs
2.Big Dinosaurs
3.Sky Dinosaurs
4.Marine Dinosaurs

Folding paper：
The book includes 50 colorful papers; there are about 2 papers for each dinosaur.

Folding Instructions and difficulty：
Most paper folding books share a common issue that it is hard to explain some 3D instructions by using words or arrows; sometimes the users need to guess how to get to the next step. In this book, the instructions are shown by real photos, which are quite clear and relatively easy to understand. Regarding difficulty of folding, there are different levels depending on the type of dinosaur; some are rather easy while some dinosaurs require 2 pieces of paper to finish.

Extra information：
There is a brief introduction about each dinosaur, with colorful pictures. There is also a rating of difficulty of folding.

Price：
GBP 12.99

SumLook's opinion on these 2 books:
Origami Dinosaurs by Usborne provides easier way to fold the same type of dinosaur. For each dinosaur, only 1 piece of paper is needed. Certainly, that also means the dinosaur will show less details. The book also includes fewer pictures. If the reader/user wants only the folding instructions, this book is a good choice.
As for How to make Paper Dinosaurs by CICO, the book shows rather attractive pictures of the completed paper dinosaurs, along with rating of difficulty, and the book includes also more kinds of dinosaurs. However, for the more difficult dinosaurs, it might be a bit hard for a beginner; some dinosaurs require 2 pieces of paper to complete. This book is more suitable for reader/user who has higher expectation for the paper dinosaurs or the book itself.
Hope my information help :)

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