Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

Author: Margaret Muirhead
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580898807
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
This charming picture book biography about the inventor of the Frisbee follows the twists and turns of innovation and highlights the persistence it takes to succeed. Fred Morrison is credited with inventing this classic toy, but for centuries folks have been flipping for flying discs. Ancient Greeks flicked discs, and beginning in the 1920s, college kids at Yale University were tossing pie tins. Fred's invention quest began in 1932 after tossing a tin popcorn lid around the backyard. For more than twenty years, Fred and his wife, Lu, tried and failed to perfect a flying-disc concept. Eventually they created what we know today as the Frisbee. Fun and fact-filled, this Frisbee origin story is sure to delight sports and STEM fans alike.

Fun Origami for Children: Wild!

Author: Mari Ono
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781782494676
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
12 step-by-step animal origami projects for children, including paper to make them with. 12 step-by-step animal origami projects for children, including paper to make them with. Suitable for children from age 5 and upward, Mari Ono’s animal origami projects are the perfect introduction to paper-folding for kids. Including a lion, zebra, snake, elephant, and monkey, all the projects are fun to make and play with, and there are amazing animal facts throughout, so children can learn while they craft! There are simple step-by-step instructions and clear photographs, as well as helpful arrows showing where to fold. Each design has a skill rating, so children can start with an easy one and then move on to something a bit more challenging until they are easily impressing friends with their paper-folding skills! Specially designed pieces of origami paper are included with the book, so children can start making their magnificent menagerie straight away.

The Awesome Paper Airplane Book for Kids

Author: Stefania Luca
Publisher: Rockridge Press
ISBN: 9781646116935
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Let your creativity soar with paper airplanes--folding and flying fun for kids ages 6-9 Whoosh! Prepare for takeoff--you're in for hours of high-flying, folding fun with these paper airplanes! Organized by airplane type and level of difficulty, this book is packed with 15 unique paper airplane designs for dart planes, wide-winged glider planes, and exciting stunt planes. Get a crash course in airplane folding with step-by-step instructions and diagrams. Tear out and color the specially designed included paper, then fold your airplanes using the patterns on the paper to help you. Find hands-on help with how to launch each type of paper airplane, plus troubleshooting tips for problem planes. This kid-friendly book of paper airplanes includes: Pilot in training--Simple instructions and diagrams help you level up your folding and flying skills as you progress from an easy Classic Dart Plane to an impressive Around the World Loop Plane. Artistic airplanes--Make each plane a work of art by coloring it in, and then fold along the lines to create your own fleet! Tips and techniques--Discover the best way to throw each of these amazing airplanes, what parts make up planes and how they fly, and tips on how to give your planes an extra boost. Have a blast folding and flying your very own fleet of airplanes with The Awesome Paper Airplane Book for Kids.

Origami Fun: Aircraft

Author: Robyn Hardyman
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1681034379
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Sometimes all you need to craft a vehicle is a single sheet of paper. In this origami guide for kids, young flight enthusiasts will find easy-to-understand specs for building airplanes of all shapes and also an invitation to conduct test flights to compare the planesÕ speeds and flight paths.

Origami Peace Cranes

Author: Sue DiCicco
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 146291974X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 77

Book Description
**Winner Creative Child Magazine 2018 Preferred Choice Award** Origami Peace Cranes is a multicultural children's book about the capacity for friendship in all of us, and the power of small, but meaningful actions. When Emma moves to a new town, she's afraid she'll never make friends. She tries her hardest to make a good impression on her new classmates. Through a paper crane origami project, her classmates show her that they really want to get to know her. Later, when a new family moves into her neighborhood, Emma has a great idea how to make them feel welcome! Filled with fun pictures and ideas, this story addresses the anxiety that comes with new beginnings and introduces kids to moving, making new friends, and starting at a new school. This book also includes: Step-by-step instructions for making a paper crane 12 sheets of printable origami paper, so that kids can make their own cranes to share! Proceeds support the Peace Crane Project--originally created for the United Nations International Day of Peace, it aims to expand students' understanding of and appreciation for other cultures, people and countries.

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Author: Tom Angleberger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780810996502
Category : Eccentrics and eccentricities
Languages : en
Pages : 141

Book Description
Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.

Cut and Fold Paper Spaceships That Fly

Author: Michael Grater
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486239780
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 77

Book Description
These colorful, easily assembled spaceships require neither rocket fuel nor dilithium crystals ? just scissors, tape, and paper clips. Best of all, they really fly! Simple instructions and diagrams with numbered folds assure aerodynamic perfection. Sixteen futuristic models include the Star Shuttle, Lunar Freighter, and Orbital Zoom Glider. 16 color illustrations.

Easy Aircraft Origami

Author: Jayson Merrill
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486841251
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Fourteen original projects, ranging from jets to missiles to UFOs, allow less-experienced folders the chance to develop their skills. Step-by-step drawings and instructions accompany the models, which can actually fly.

Master Level Paper Airplanes

Author: Jennifer Sanderson
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1648344658
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Are you ready to become a paper airplane master? The planes in this book utilize unique cuts, folds, and shapes to create planes that fly faster, farther, and better! Numbered steps and clear photos instruct readers on how to fold eight different planes, while sidebars offer tips for customization. An introduction offers a history of paper airplanes, outlines supplies needed, and introduces folds and symbols found throughout the book.

Origami Aircraft

Author: Jayson Merrill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486450627
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
Clear instructions and step-by-step diagrams show advanced paperfolders — and enthusiastic beginners — how to construct origami aircraft that actually fly! 16 planes, among them the Bandit, Shadow, Firestorm, and Cyclone, are all made from square sheets of paper and are fully functional. The planes soar, landing gear retracts, cockpits open, and cannons swivel.