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The Penguin Book of Kites (Penguin Original) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Pelham
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1277786
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0140041176
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.13332
EAN: 9780140041170
ASIN: 0140041176
Publication Date: July 30, 1976
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 A five-star book on kites! July 14, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book on the history of kites, with photos and stories you won't find in any other place. Modern kites are surveyed in color photos and plans. He also includes detailed diagrams of some great kite reels and other kite equipment. No, it's not a How-To book with any step-by-step insctructions. But if I were stuck on a desert island with one kite book, this would be it. It's a slim, large format paperback, with much more content than you'd think by looking at the outside.
 Don't waste your money! March 31, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a joke! I bought a book to learn how to make kites; I wasn't interested 110 pages of the history of kites. He does not include any photos of kites that he has directions for, and his directions are cheesy one or two page diagrams that are not helpful at all.
A classic work on kites-essential for an enthusiastic flyer October 15, 1997
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Pelham's Book of Kites is the most essential reference for any person who is interested in the history, construction and flying of kites. It shows a large variety of designs and ideas for kites of all sorts. The actual construction techniques are sometimes left up to the reader to figure out but there is enough information to work from. Well worth the search for a copy. There is no way I let go of mine!!!!
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