When we talk about inventions, we definitely want to talk about toys! On Friday, Mrs. Towne showed us a fun video of a show called Reading Rainbow, where host Lavar Burton introduced us to the book "Galimoto," a story of an innovative African boy who creates a toy truck out of wire, (check it out yourself here:
http://vimeo.com/6277730) and also an artist who works with bent wire to create all kinds of 3D sculptures, from faces to aardvarks! Then we got busy with some pipe cleaners to see what we could come up with ourselves:
He went on to add "ribs" and make this ship 3D
Starting with some wheels...
Prepare to be astounded!
A man carrying a bike. Actually, a boy holding a man carrying a bike.
It's a unicorn! No, it's a cornicorn!
Something big is coming...
Hey, how are you doing that?
A rose is a rose is a rose.
Look at that grin under her hat.
Future Magritte.
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