The Great Kite Book by Norman Schmidt

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The Great Kite Book by Norman Schmidt

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Zusammenfassung

A handbook on making kites, containing 19 designs. It covers aerodynamics, stability, bridling, launching, and construction materials, with step-by-step instructions. Each kite project is illustrated with a full-page photograph and a grid plan that can be enlarged using a photocopier.

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The Great Kite Book by Norman Schmidt

A handbook on making kites, containing 19 designs. It covers aerodynamics, stability, bridling, launching, and construction materials, with step-by-step instructions. Each kite project is illustrated with a full-page photograph and a grid plan that can be enlarged using a photocopier. Every other spread provides a continuing story of the history and mythology of the kite in different cultures - China, Japan, Maori, Polynesia, Thailand, India, Bali and Ancient Greece, as well as in modern Europe and the USA. It also discusses the kite's military, meteorological, aviation and artistic functions.

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SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9781895569179
ISBN 10 1895569176
Titel The Great Kite Book
Autor Norman Schmidt
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Sterling Juvenile
Erscheinungsjahr 1999-03-01
Seitenanzahl 96
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.