The acrobatic arts have existed in East Asia for more than 2,000 years, with the earliest known practitioners in China. Thomas Edison captured Japanese acrobats on film as early as 1904 in a movie in which young men perform an imaginatively choreographed routine. In this latest installment in La Marca's bestselling paperback flipbook series, a team of acrobats tumble and twirl before the reader's eyes. A handheld mini-movie, reminiscent of Edison's early documentation, "Japanese Acrobats" makes an ideal and charming gift.