“ Carol Barton’s pop-up workbook is glorious!
Unique and delightfully playful, her work continues
“ The Pocket Paper Engineer is the easiest,
most concise, and most fun guide I have seen
on the subject of pop-up mechanics.”
FOREST GRAHAM, Trill Press, Santa Fe, NM
“ I’m in love with Carol Barton’s book The Pocket
Paper Engineer....Most of the examples focus
on grown-up uses for pop-ups...but it’s really
easy to see how you could use this with kids (or
friends) to make wicked-cool art.”
CORY DOCTOROW, boingboing.com review
“ Nicely designed, well-printed....perfect!”
RALPH MCGEEHAN, Design 446, Manasquan, NJ
For more information about The Pocket Paper Engineer, visit our web site,
www.popularkinetics.com
the time-honored tradition of movables in books.”
ROBERT SABUDA, author of Winter’s Tale: An Original Pop-Up Journey
and Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs
The Pocket Paper Engineer
Volume 2, Platforms and Props
How to Make Pop-Ups Step-by-Step
Carol Barton
More, more, more pop-ups to make! Volume Two of The Pocket
Paper Engineer covers platform, prop, spiral, and straddle pop-
ups, with projects to be assembled right out of the book. Readers
also are guided through the process of making their own pop-up
cards and pages with clearly illustrated step-by-step directions.
Each project features a basic principle of pop-up construction.
The projects are lively and whimsical, with illustrations that com-
bine drawings and photography. Discover the magic of making
pop-ups with this playful, interactive how-to workbook.
Offers Readers:
Clear, simple directions and patterns that allow readers to
construct their own pop-ups within minutes of starting the book.
Pictures of finished projects and lots of full-color photos
of sample pop-up cards and pages.
Information on tools, formats, adhesives, and web resources.
Publisher: Popular Kinetics Press
Available in: Hardcover, internal wire-O, 72 pages
6.2 x 9.5 inches, full-color, with index
Illustrations: 91 full-color, 117 line drawings
ISBN: ISBN 978-0-9627752-2-2
List Price: $26.95 US
Distribution: IPG, Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Follett
The Pocket Paper Engineer is also available online
and at bookstores everywhere
Category: Crafts/How-To/Children’s
Web Site: www.popularkinetics.com
Email: cbarton@mindspring.com
 “ Learning to make pop-ups enhances an
understanding of dimensional design and
basic mechanics by exploring the magical
realm of the movable book.”
CAROL BARTON

Carol Barton has devoted the past 25 years to

making books that surprise, inspire, and delight
her audiences. As a nationally recognized teacher,
paper engineer, and book artist, she has introduced
thousands of adults and children to the creative art
of making pop-ups and sculptural books.
She presents lectures and workshops at art centers To book Carol Barton for an
and educational institutions across the United States interview, lecture, or workshop,
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for the Smithsonian Institution. Among her many
honors are artist-in-residence grants from the www.popularkinetics.com
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Foundation in Brazil, where she designed the pop-
ups for The Pocket Paper Engineer.
Barton has worked as a consultant for Mattel, Inc.,
and her pop-ups were featured in National Geographic
Magazine’s article Zip Code 20812: It’s Only A Paper
Moon. She lives and works in the charming historic
town of Glen Echo, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

For more information about Carol Barton, please visit our web site:
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