【明報專訊】This year in Hong Kong you can taste the festive Christmas atmosphere in New York. There are Christmas exhibits which come from the pop-up book Christmas in New York by the American author Chuck Fischer (right).

Three scenes are chosen from the book to be produced into exhibits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, which is a famous musical, The Nutcracker (《胡桃夾子》) by New York City Ballet, and also the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.

Fischer thinks deciding the features to be included in the pop-up book is most challenging. It is difficult to translate the visuals in his head into a book. He's very satisfied with the final products displaying in Hong Kong. "It's one-step farther to make it into real 3D!"

Fischer has been teaching children pop-up art, and he is often amazed by children's creativity. He suggests that children should refer to the resources on the Internet for making pop-up, and start by making simple pop-up cards.

■Words

exhibit 展品

pop-up book 立體書

visuals 影像

■Quiz

Can you name the following scenes in Christmas in New York? (Hints: answers can be found in the passage)

(See the picture)

(answers on the next text)

■Glossary

scene (n) 場景

eve (n) 前夕

challenging (adj) 具挑戰的

farther (adv) 更進一步