Origami Paper Airplanes
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781552096260
Subjects: Paper airplanes; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction; Children: Grades 3-4; Crafts & Hobbies - General; Crafts & Hobbies / Origami; paper work; Juvenile literature; Origami
First sentence: The best papers are those that crease well and are sufficiently strong for repeated folding and unfolding with a weight between 70 and 90 grams (20 to 40 lb. bond weight).
Description: Origami is an ancient art, yet modern paper folders can still invent fascinating new folds. *Origami Paper Airplanes* is filled with new and outstanding folds that will delight, amuse, and inspire paper folders of all ages. They offer a wide variety of designs that are rated according to skill level. Everyone, from beginners to experienced folders, will find something here to delight the hand and eye.

Each book opens with four pages of instructions in basic folding techniques, the symbols used in the book and a discussion of the various papers you work with. Then come the specific folds - Origami Paper Airplanes offers 28 different designs of aircraft that include traditional planes, new creations, and other flying objects such as windmills and frisbees. Extremely detailed technical drawings, in color, accompany the reader every step of the way from the very first crease through to the remarkable finished creation.

With their elegant and fascinating folds, these are among the most innovative origami books available. They are suited for folders of all ages and skill levels. Thoroughly tested and carefully designed instructions make it possible for anyone to achieve results on the first try.
Table of contents: title: Foreword
pagenum: 4; title: Introduction
pagenum: 4; title: Folds and Symbols
pagenum: 6; title: Traditional; title: Delta Wing
pagenum: 10; title: Schoolboy
pagenum: 12; title: Overflight
pagenum: 14; title: Duck Plane
pagenum: 16; title: Dart
pagenum: 18; title: Glider
pagenum: 20; title: New Creations; title: Ready to Land
pagenum: 22; title: Windblown
pagenum: 24; title: Uranus Arc II
pagenum: 26; title: Nonstop
pagenum: 28; title: Ready for Takeoff
pagenum: 30; title: Looping
pagenum: 32; title: Gliding Flight
pagenum: 34; title: Imaginary Voyage
pagenum: 36; title: Stealth
pagenum: 38; title: Windflight
pagenum: 40; title: Flying Objects; title: Tube and Paper Twirler
pagenum: 42; title: Rotor
pagenum: 44; title: Propeller
pagenum: 46; title: Frisbee
pagenum: 48; title: Silent Spinner
pagenum: 50; title: Windmill
pagenum: 52; title: Chopper
pagenum: 54; title: Collectibles; title: Connecting Flight
pagenum: 56; title: Squadron
pagenum: 58; title: Sound Barrier
pagenum: 60; title: Designs
pagenum: 62