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My son is a huge fan of Tom Angleberger's Origami Star Wars books, and he asked for this book for Christmas. While searching for a lost iPod, I came across the book with his attempt to make the Yoda origami. Unfortunately, I assumed that he hadn't suceeded because he hadn't read the directions or tried hard enough. Sounds pretty parental, right? Anyway, in my superior Mom moment, I insisted that the poor kid read the instructions thoroughly and then try one of the easiest origami projects, the Sandcrawler. God Bless Him, he tried to tell me that it was too hard, but did I listen? Of course not! After watching him struggle unsuccessfully, my superiority started to crumble and a wave of compassion came over me. I decided to help the poor kid. After about 10 minutes of helping and failing, I told him to work on his homework and tried to muddle through on my own. I thought that if I could figure it out, then I could go back and help him learn how to succeed. After a half and hour, I gave up. I recommend this book only to those who already have a solid understanding of basic and intermediate origami folds. The two-dimensional instructions just don't work for beginners. Perhaps if I had spent some time watching the techniques on youtube.com, I might've figured it out, but when I bought the book, I wanted him to be able to do it himself without having to take a course at MIT first. Editorially speaking, the book needs organizational help. If the projects vary in difficulty, please arrange them in the book from easiest to hardest. In addition, it was even hard to figure out which paper to use. There are no identifying marks on the origami paper linking it to the project itself (October 2016 update: As Evelyn pointed out in the comments, there are very small identifying marks on the paper between the spine of the book and the perforation. I apologize for the error). When I started writing this review, I gave the book three stars. While typing, the flood of frustrating feelings came back. I am going to drop it to a one star review especially considering that we really have no use for the book whatsoever. After writing this review, my son and I tried the Klutz Origami Star Wars book. Wow! What a difference. The step by step, color-coded directions are fantastic. We easily completed the Naboo Starfighter in 10 minutes. I highly recommend the Klutz version! Star Wars Folded Flyers: Make 30 Paper Starfighters (Klutz)