This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions

This book is amazing. If you are a science nerd or buying a gift for one, I highly recommend it. The 6 pop-ups are fully functional and beautifully made. Bear in mind this book is not appropriate for small children. All the pop-ups are made of paper and could easily be destroyed by rough handling.

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 be entranced! The book's vivid colors are beautiful. The paper pop-ups are sturdy. And, the reader is treated to concise explanations matching these ingenious inventions. It is a great buy for active thinkers, though it requires a smartphone or a flashlight, plus pens and blank paper, to fully enjoy all of the contraptions within. This "doing" book is perfect for use in independent learning centers, or for grandparents to share with grandchildren, or as a teaching tool in science or design classrooms. It is an irresistible treat for all ages.

This is a fantastic book, so cleverly designed. There’s a lot to be learned from exploring it. The kids think it is “super cool!”. I think it was well worth what I paid for it. Very happy with this purchase!

Every page is amazing. The instrument page is the least functional. It works but doesn't seems study, as a harp owner I possibly have different expectations. The calendar is interesting! The planetarium is a show stopper!

Bought as a gift

So much fun! This interactive book is now my go-to gift for kids or friends with kids. The pages are pretty sturdy so it will hold up to toddler messes and active hands, and the wow factor is definitely there.

I gave this book to a young girl and was told it was her favorite Christmas present. It was the only present she got that she spent the day mesmerized by it. She takes it everywhere.

Bought it for my nephew birthday, it is super cool, it's more than a book it turns into several other things. I've never seen a book like this before, educational and super fun *he is age 10

Meu filho curtiu bastante. Bem divertido.

Un excelente libro para niños y curioso para grandes. La calidad y rigidez de los materiales se percibe buena, la impresión y colores también coinciden con la calidad general.

ポップアップを楽しむと言うよりは実験的な要素が多い内容でした。子供さんと一緒に行うと楽しいのではないかと思います。

Bellissimo libro, molto particolare e super apprezzato come regalo di compleanno. Il libro arriva nel cellophane e tra le pagine ha della velina per evitare che si rovini. Questo libro è davvero particolare, è molto più che un libro, è una vera opera d'arte ed è tutto quello che è indicato in copertina. Consiglio assolutamente come regalo per appassionati di arte e di libri pop-up

I got this for my husband as an extra Christmas present- it was a close call between this and the pop up Handron Collider book! However I think I made the right choice. There is a good variety of things here, amd the book is extremely well made, I particularly found the spirograph great, as Id always wanted one as a child, but never got one! I’d recommend this for anyone from 10 years upwards who has an interest in science or engineering etc. Some of the pop ups will hold your interest for less time than others, but thise that go down well will surely be used many times. Even if just the built in paper speaker/amplifier for a mobile phone :)