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Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book (Scanimation Books)


 
Written By: Rufus Butler Seder
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There's never before been a book like Gallop! Employing a patented new technology called Scanimation, each page is a marvel that brings animals, along with one shining star, to life with art that literally moves. It's impossible not to flip the page, and flip it again, and again, and again. A first book of motion for kids, it shows a horse in full gallop and a turtle swimming up the page. A dog runs, a cat springs, an eagle soars, and a butterfly flutters. Created by Rufus Butler Seder, an inventor, artist, and filmmaker fascinated by antique optical toys, Scanimation is a state-of-the-art six-phase animation process that combines the "persistence of vision" principle with a striped acetate overlay to give the illusion of movement. It harkens back to the old magical days of the kinetoscope, and the effect is astonishing, like a Muybridge photo series springing into action�or, in terms kids can relate to, like a video without a screen. Complementing the art is a delightful rhyming text full of simple questions and fun, nonsense replies: Can you gallop like a horse? giddyup-a-loo! Can you strut like a rooster? cock-a-doodle-doo! Every child who opens the book will be amazed�and so will every parent.
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I love gadgets of all kinds, and when I ran into this delightful book, I got several. My nephews adore it, as has every little one I've given it to among my friends' kids. The motion is an optical illusion created by passing a series of bars across a multi-positional figure. Each phase in the animal's gait is disclosed as the page is turned, creating a sense of movement. Included are a horse running, a rooster walking, a butterfly and eagle flying, turtles swimming, a monkey swinging from vines, and the familiar family dog and cat. They're all delightful. I even kept a book for myself as a coffee table edition.

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This is a wonderful book. A keeper. The colors are bright and the animation is awesome.

3 months and up

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okay--so maybe this book doesn't have a plot or characters--but my 3 month old loves it! in fact, he actively looks at the movement on the page. this may not be the best most cost-effective read for a 3+ year old--but if you're looking to start a collection for a newborn--buy it. it's definitely visually captivating. this book will take you through the first year, when the other books bore your child to tears. for the youngest babes, gimmicks WORK. hold onto skippy jonjones and caps for sale for the older ones.

FUN Book!

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All three of my daughters from ages 3 to 7 love this book! (And I do too!) As you turn the pages, the animals pictured move - very realistically. The pictures actually become like little black and white movies. It's low-tech, so no electronics to worry about or anything to break unless you tear up the pages. It's really entertaining, and fun to figure out how it's done. I highly recommend this book for anyone that likes books.

My daughter LOVES it!

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My 22 month daughter loves this book. It's great if you're looking for a quick read, too.
Product Details Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Hardcover
Brand: Workman Publishing
EAN: 9780761147633
ISBN: 0761147632
Label: Workman Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 12
Publication Date: 2007-11-22
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Workman Publishing Company

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