| Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book (Scanimation Books) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 52 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2023
Category: Book
Author: Rufus Butler Seder
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Studio: Workman Publishing Company
Brand: Workman Publishing
Label: Workman Publishing Company
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 12
Batteries Included: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.1 x 1.2
MPN: 24792
ISBN: 0761147632
EAN: 9780761147633
ASIN: 0761147632
Publication Date: November 22, 2007
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Product Description
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 actionior, 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 amazediand so will every parent.
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Great Book September 3, 2008
I have recently given this book to three parents of small children. Inevitably, both the children and the parents thought it was unbelievably cool. It was a learning experience, as it led to discussions about how the pictures were made to "move." It also held attention for a long time, as it was dynamic. Though children often go through books rather quickly (chewing, ripping, etc), the Gallop book is sturdy enough to stand up to such use better than most. (It will likely last a lot longer than a pop-up book for example.) I have to admit, this book is so neat I bought one for my coffee table!
Kept one for me too! August 17, 2008
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.
Loved It August 8, 2008
This is a wonderful book. A keeper. The colors are bright and the animation is awesome.
3 months and up August 4, 2008
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! August 3, 2008
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.
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