Balloon Animals - Softcover

Aaron Hsu-Flanders

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071437428 ISBN 13: 9780071437424

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill, 2003

Synopsis

Clowns do it. Your Uncle Charlie did it. Steve Martin got his start doing it. And now with these allin- one balloon-arts packages, anybody can make hundreds of fanciful, bendable, twistable, wearable, popable balloon sculptures, guaranteed to light up the faces of kids from 3 to 103.

Readers of all ages quickly learn to twist and sculpt an entire zoo-full of fantastic balloon creatures, including flying, swimming, crawling, hopping, climbing, burrowing, yapping, peeping creatures of every description.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

IT'S SHEER BALLOONACY!

Be the life of the party and every kid's favorite grownup

They're silly, they're funny, they're colorful, they're squeaky. They never run away, never make a mess, don't need to be walked, and they never, ever bite. And now, with this all-inclusive balloon-arts package you can make dozens of fanciful, bendable, twistable, popable, and altogether loveable balloon animals, guaranteed to light up the faces of kids from 3 to 103.

World-renowned balloonologist, Aaron Flanders, supplies you with the know-how, materials, and tools you need to create a whole zoo-full of swimming, crawling, flying, hopping, yapping, peeping, honking, and grinning creatures. Thanks to Aaron's crystal-clear, step-by-step, instructions you'll quickly master every bend and twist needed to create a mouse, a moose, a dog, a horse, a giraffe, an elephant, a swan, a reindeer, an octopus, and other amazing balloon pets. You'll even learn how to make a cuddly teddy for your favorite tyke or granny.

Balloon Animals supplies you with everything you need to create your balloon masterpieces, including:

• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions
• More than 150 photos illustrating each step
• 30 balloons in various shapes and colors
• A pocket-size balloon pump

Aaron Flanders is a leading balloon artist who has taught balloon-animal twisting to hundreds of kids, mimes, magicians, and children's entertainers, including Ringling Brothers clowns. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About the Author:

Aaron Flanders (Cambridge, MA) has taught a whole generation of clowns (including Ringling Bros./Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns), mimes, magicians, and children's performers how to sculpt balloons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0071437428
• ISBN 13: 9780071437424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132