A stone's throw from the Pompidou Centre, above the IRCAM stage,

sixteen sculptures parade in the Igor Stravinsky fountain, a tribute to

the musical works of the Russian composer. The squeaky, black

machines were made by Jean Tinguely; the colourful, round

sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle. Throughout the book, these merry,

zany creatures, spitting water at passers-by, dance before our

eyes in a sparkling ballet of water and light Pop-up pages show

them in motion: the Elephant swings his trunk up and down, the

Corkscrew-Serpent unfurls in a many-coloured spiral, the red Heart

of love spins on itself, and the Firebird spreads its wings...