Origami Rockets: Spinners, Zoomers, Floaters, and More [Paperback]

Lew Rozelle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 1999

They float, they fly, they zoom, they spin, and they even land on their feet. From a few basic designs, this book shows how to create over fifty unique rockets:

-Sweptwing rockets
-Landers
-Gliders
-Shortnosed spinner
-And even a lunar lander

After folding their models, readers can use a straw to inflate their rockets to create three-dimensional designs that really fly. Origami folders will find more challenging models as well. Includes throwing instructions and a section on creating new origami designs that allows readers to experiment with making rockets that will go farther, higher, and faster.

All models are authentic origami, so without cutting or gluing, even beginners can create flying machines with paper and air.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

They float, they fly, they zoom, they spin, and they even land on their feet. From a few basic designs, this book shows how to create over fifty unique rockets:

-Sweptwing Rockets
-Landers
-Gliders
-Shortnosed Spinner
-and even a Lunar Lander

About the Author

Lew Rozelle, a resident of Olympia, Washington, began folding paper at the age of nine and has been designing his own origami models since the 1960s. He is also the author of Origami in King Arthur's Court.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (February 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312199449
• ISBN-13: 978-0312199449
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,073,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 100 ways to modify a lily base, June 30, 2001

By 

Robert L. Hudson "robertlhudson" (Sparks, MD USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Origami Rockets: Spinners, Zoomers, Floaters, and More (Paperback)

Arrrrgh! This book should have been titled: "subtle variations on a bad theme"-- it gives origami books a bad name. The rockets are all modifications of the same base, look bad, and certainly don't fly.

If you want things that fly, check out something by Nick Robinson or Thay Yang.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Origami Rockets etc., July 26, 2010

By 

John Cole - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Origami Rockets: Spinners, Zoomers, Floaters, and More (Paperback)

My 11 y.o.grandson had checked this out of his school library and was so enthralled with the content, had so many rockets around the house that I purchased this used edition. It was accurately described by the seller and took only a very short time to receive the book. My grandson is daily using it.

I could not be more satisfied with the purchase, seller and his(her) description and the whole transaction.

The Book is apparently easily used and understood.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun variations on rocket/lilly base, February 5, 2002

By 

G. Powell (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Origami Rockets: Spinners, Zoomers, Floaters, and More (Paperback)

Yes, all of these models are variations on the lilly base, but my kid and I had a lot of fun folding them. They fly less well than a good paper airplane but they do fly. Especially if you put a foil nose cone like the book suggests. Then it flies more like a paper dart. Also the foil nose cones give the rockets a more "rocket" like look. Ok maybe I'm easily amused, but I've folded a lot of different models some really hard and I wanted a book that had good intermediate models that would interest my kid, and wound up liking them myself.