From Publishers Weekly
up in the air All the materials and information kids need to make 16 paper airplanes, and make them fly, are included in Kids' Paper Air Plane Book by Ken Blackburn and Jeff Lammers. Illustrated step-by-step instructions show exactly how to take the double-sided, color pages included in the back of the book and turn them into planes that look like a spider, a slice of pizza and a bat, as well as more typical aircraft. The book also includes a field guide to real planes, a log to record flight distances and ideas for activities.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
Distilling the innovation, science, and enthusiasm of their first book-The World Record Paper Airplane Book-world record holder Ken Blackburn and mechanical engineer Jeff Lammers present The Kids' Paper Airplane Book.br>Written and designed for younger paper pilots, it has simpler planes with brighter, bolder graphics; games, activities, and fun aviation facts (the "A=Alpha, B=Bravo" pilots' alphabet, for example); and everything kids need to fold and fly. They will learn how to design their own planes, do stunts, and build a 3-D airport with stuff found around the house, and they'll discover that the largest aircraft ever flown wasn't a plane at all. There are 16 models and 76 full-color planes in all, a full-color poster of an airport, a pilot's license and flight log, and a field guide to common aircraft.

But the irresistible attraction, as in the grown-up version, are the planes themselves: The Count, The Dragon, The Manta Ray, The Slice, The Aerobat, the Saturn Rocket. Plus the chance to be the next world record holder.

Selection of the Doubleday Kids' Club. Suitable for ages 5 and up. 360,000 copies in print.


Card catalog description
Provides information on the principles of aerodynamics, suggestions for designing airplanes, and instructions for folding paper planes and doing stunts and playing games with them.


From the Publisher
With over a million copies in print, Workman's PAPER AIRPLANE BOOKS have (if you'll the pardon the expression) literally taken off. Written and put together by Ken Blackburn, the Guinness Book of World Records paper airplane record holder, and Jeff Lammers, a mechanical engineer, the three books in the series are providing hours of fun all around the country. Each book includes a wealth of information, instructions, trivia--and lots of spectacular paper airplanes just waiting to be cut out and given a chance to soar. Also in the series: POCKET FLYERS PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK, with 74 Lilliputian-sized planes for small spaces; and THE WORLD RECORD PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK, launching the series, an indispensable everything-you-need resource book for beginners and experts alike.


From the Back Cover
The Count, the Slice, the Thunder Bolt & Dragon Ring. Calling all pilots: Fly them indoors. Fly them outdoors. Perform loops, dives, and other stunts, or challenge your friends to a race. And get to know your drag and your lift. Kids' Paper Airplane Book has everything you need to fold and fly a squadron of bold, bright, custom-designed paper aircraft. Plus: Games, activities, the pilot's alphabet, a full-color, pull-out poster of an airport, field guide to common aircraft, flight log, pilot's license, and more. You're cleared for takeoff!


About the Author
Ken Blackburn holds the Guinness world record for time aloft for a paper airplane (18.80 seconds). Ken is also an aerospace engineer. Jeff Lammers is a mechanical engineer who has worked in the aircraft industry. They previously combined their aeronautic skills to create the bestseller for grownups The World Record Paper Airplane Book.

ANNOTATION

Provides information on the principles of aerodynamics, suggestions for designing airplanes, and instructions for folding paper planes and doing stunts and playing games with them.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Count, the Slice, the ThunderBolt & Dragon Ring. Calling all pilots: Fly them indoors. Fly them outdoors. Perform loops, dives, and other stunts, or challenge your friends to a race. And get to know your drag and your lift. KID'S PAPER AIRPLANE BOOK has everything you need to fold and fly a squadron of bold, bright, custom-designed paper aircraft. --Backcover

Plus: Games, activities, the pilot's alphabet, a full-color, pull-out poster of an airoport, field guide to common aircraft, flight log, pilot's license, and more.You're cleared for takeoff!

Ken Blackburn holds the Guinness world record for time aloft for a paper airplane (18.80 seconds). Ken is also an aerospace engineer. Jeff lammers is a mechanical engineer who has worked in the aircraft industry. They previously combined their aeronautic skills to create the bestseller for crownups The World's Record Paper Airplane Book.

FROM THE CRITICS

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