Paper Airplanes: Models to Build and Fly [Hardcover]

Emery J. Kelly (Author), Darren Erickson (Illustrator), Richard Trombley (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Presents information on aerodynamic principles and flying techniques along with instructions for making twelve different paper airplanes.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up?Prefaced by a detailed discussion of aerodynamic principles, this slender collection of fliers begins with the paper "dart" that all children seem to know at birth, then proceeds through a dozen increasingly complex designs to a challenging model of Oscar Lilienthal's fan-winged glider?complete with pipe-cleaner "pilot." Kelly makes free use of scissors, paper clips, and tape in his directions, though only a few of the finished models depicted show signs of the latter two, and tracing templates, several of which have to be enlarged on a copier before use. Two gliders require the use of a knife, for which the only safety precaution is "Be sure to protect your work surface." The heart- and shamrock-shaped paper planes make unusual holiday craft ideas, but next to encyclopedic books such as John Bringhurst's Planes, Jets and Helicopters (Tab, 1993) and E. Richard Churchill's Fantastic Flying Paper Toys (Sterling, 1990), this book is a supplementary purchase for all but the most comprehensive subject collections.?John Peters, New York Public Library
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822524015
• ISBN-13: 978-0822524014
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,508,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Paper Airplane book, May 3, 2000

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This review is from: Paper Airplanes: Models to Build and Fly (Paperback)

My 9-year old daughter really enjoyed this book. She built all the airplanes and she included information on the aerodynamics in a book report. She is also happy to be able to use the right vocabulary when talking with her pilot grandfather.