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Grade 3-6–Likely to please both armchair enthusiasts and outdoorsy types, this survey offers brief anecdotes and legends along with carefully annotated construction diagrams for 15 simple kites commonly flown in Asia, the continent where the practice originated. Hosking opens with a historical introduction, followed by a discussion of traditional materials and low-cost alternatives, decorating advice, savvy tips for kite construction, troubleshooting, and safe launching techniques. The ensuing models are grouped by country: two each from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea, and seven from Japan. Each entry features a list of supplies, an age recommendation, assembly diagrams in three to five steps, comments about individual flying characteristics, and a photo of a finished (expertly decorated) example laid out on the ground. Closing with notes on running a kite-making workshop for children, lists of associations and sources of supplies, and a relatively extensive bibliography, this title merits, and will find, a wide audience in libraries large or small.–John Peters, New York Public Library
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"Likely to please both armchair enthusiast and outdoorsy types, this survey offers brief anecdotes and legends along with carefully annotated construction diagrams for 15 simple kites."—School Library Journal
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While watching your creation dancing on the wind, do you ever wonder who flew the first kite? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bridle points, tie the bridle, cut out the sail, kite line, top spar, glue flap, tow point, cross spars, kite stores, paper patches, kite sail, good flier, blunt needle, excess line New!
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While watching your creation dancing on the wind, do you ever wonder who flew the first kite? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bridle points, tie the bridle, cut out the sail, kite line, top spar, glue flap, tow point, cross spars, kite stores, paper patches, kite sail, good flier, blunt needle, excess line New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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This book cites 5
books:
- The Complete Book of Kites and Kite Flying by W.h. yolen in Back Matter
- Art of the Japanese Kite by Tal Streeter in Back Matter
- Kites for Everyone by Margaret Greger in Back Matter
- Kites: An Historical Survey by Clive Hart in Back Matter
- The Penguin Book of Kites (Penguin Original) by David Pelham in Back Matter
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