Kites to Make and Fly

by David Pelham

Book contains virtually every fact about kites, kite flying and kite history. Includes over 100 diagrams for designing, building and flying kites from any scale.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 1976

About the author

British illustrator and Penguin Books Art Director from 1968 to 1979.

Reviews

[Robert White · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the essential books in any serious kiters library.

[Lafcadio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Step-by-step instructions on how to make many types of kites, as well as reels, measuring flight altitude, and more.

[Gregory Witt · Rating 4 out of 5]

includes a nice collection of old pictures of rich people posing with silly kites.

[Jeff La Marca]

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