Books for Cool Kids – Paper Airplanes!

Hey all…

Books you say? Books aren’t cool… Bah! But you’d be wrong. I was a nerdy kid growing up, always with my nose in a book, and my oldest daughter is very similar. She’d love either of these books, which I’m considering for a birthday present (birthday in January)…

The World Record Paper Airplane Book

Though this book is recommended for ages 9 and up, I’d say that with help any smart, crafty kids would enjoy it from ages 7 and up. It includes materials and directions for 20 different cool designs, plus a discussion of why they fly and how to make them fly farther.

If that’s not enough, it also includes:

• info on Ken Blackburn’s world record paper airplane flight
• how to organize and win contests
• a flight log
• and a runway for practicing accuracy

Another cool paper airplane book is the…

Kids’ Paper Airplane Book

This book is also meant for ages 5 and up and features designs and materials for 16 different planes, plus:

• a field guide to real planes
• a log to record flight distances
• and a full-color poster of an airport

So check them both out for your amateur paper pilots. Maybe you’ll start a lifetime obsession with flight!

–Fitz