The Penguin Book of Kites Author:David Pelham This book is a comprehensive and thoroughly illustrated introduction to kites and kiting, covering in detail their history, their making and their flying. It contrasts the highly decorative models of the east with the more functional and aerodynamically efficient western types. Over one hundred detailed and tested kite patterns are included, giv... more »ing all the information required to build kites, ranging from folded paper versions that can be made in moments to highly efficient and complicated giants capable of lifting a man.« less