![]() The book states that Chewbacca met Han Solo when Solo refused to kill him on a mission whilst in the Imperial Academy, whilst Chewbacca was on the run from Imperial forces. Darth Sidious (Emperor Palpatine) (Padawan).The following is a list of all foldable characters, along with their levels of difficulty. ![]() Each project is assigned a rank from the Jedi Order to specify its difficulty, ranging from Youngling, to Padawan, to Jedi Knight, to Jedi Master. Foldable characters Īs the subtitle of the book states, it contains eleven folding projects, but this totals twelve characters: the same instructions apply to Jango Fett and Boba Fett. This kit includes a full color book of instructions, plus 42 sheets of unique folding paper, illustrated with meticulously detailed original art - so you can fold 3 each of 11 different models of beloved Star Wars characters. The ingenious models are created by Chris Alexander, the master of Star Wars origami, and come with complete step-by-step directions as well as an introduction to origami definitions, symbols, and basic folds. Here is everything you need to create a galaxy of Star Wars characters out of paper. If you've read any of my Batman posts, you'll know I'm in no position to judge, Esteemed Reader.The power of the Force meets the joy of origami. And throughout the reader gets the sense that Angleberger really understands kids and their concerns, especially Dwight, and that he really, really loves Star Wars:) It's the perfect distraction for a study hall or long car trip. It's filled with fun illustrations and a lot of laughs. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is a fun book featuring a good story, well-told, and you can't beat that (or get Wal-Mart famous without it). I just think the world's a more interesting place when puppets really can come to life and interact with us-which is how I'll blindly lead us all to the puppet apocalypse:) So is Origami Yoda real? Esteemed Reader, you know I'm not going to tell you that! But I will say I rooted in favor of that conclusion just as I rooted for the puppet Drog to have come to life in the similarly themed You Will Call Me Drog. ![]() And I believe Dwight is the real, actual, genuine biggest nut since Mr. I believe he's a real, actual, genuine piece of paper stuck on the end of Dwight's real actual genuine finger. Second, also on the first page, he gives the narrator and thus the reader a personal stake in the answer: He establishes first the question: Is Origami Yoda real. There's no preamble to this story, Angleberger gets right to it. What I love about that first line above is that it's a question. But there's more to to this book than Origami and Star Wars and if you too want to write a book that makes you Wal-Mart famous, you'd do well to take note. The book has a great concept and I have no doubt including instructions on how to make your own Origami Yoda has helped make the book a classroom favorite. What I found when I read The Strange Case of Origami Yoda warmed my heart: a good story well told. But it turns out all that Wal-Mart fame hasn't gone to Tom Angleberger's head and he'll be here Thursday assuming he doesn't read this review:) I finally broke down and read one, thinking it would probably be a book I read for fun and didn't review here at the blog. ![]() I'm hoping mentioning all of the books by title will allow Tom Angleberger to forgive me for that Joel Osteen business:)įor a while I've been marveling at what a clever concept for a book series origami Star Wars characters was. That guy terrifies me! His eyes are dead:Īnywhoo, I routinely check my local Wal-Mart for some of the best people-watching around and to see who made their bookshelves, and for a long while now I've been seeing the Origami Yoda books: Darth Paper Strikes Back, The Secret of the Fortune Wookie, and Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling. Usually, it's the same authors that make it to those coveted shelves: King, Patterson, Grisham, along with a few movie novelizations, and here in Indiana, prayer devotionals or Joel Osteen give-me-all-your-money-for-Jesus propaganda. Therefore, only the most-popular, most-likely-to-sell books are placed there. Most small towns have a Wal-Mart super center in place of all other stores and that super center likely has only one to two shelves devoted to books. He's what I call a "Wal-Mart famous author" meaning I can buy his book at Wal-Mart. Whichever direction our sentences, I'm very excited to have Tom Angleberger with us this week as he's kind of a big deal:) I'll do the rest of the review in boring old forward-speak and the Force will just have to be with us anyway. Growing tired of this Yoda talk already, you are. Tom Angleberger will be here Thursday to face the 7 Questions.
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