Every Kid Needs Things That Fly!

By Ritchie Kinmont

Written especially for the child who dreams of soaring above the clouds, this book shows parents and kids how to create cool airborne projects together-including a Blinking UFO to a Hot-Air Balloon... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586855093
• ISBN13: 9781586855093
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A must for young airplane enthusiasts

I bought this for my four-year old son as he is crazy about airplanes and helicopters. I am so impressed by how thorough and detailed this book is. There is a wide variety of projects, from simple wooden airplane models made from popsicle sticks, to strap-on jetpacks for pretend play, to pressurized water rockets like they have at OMSI, our science museum. The very first project is to construct a workbench that your child can then use while building the other projects. The directions were easy to follow. My son had a great time building this with his grandfather and is so proud to have a workbench like daddy's. The entire structure is made of PVC and seems very stable and sturdy. Beyond the numerous construction projects, this book contains a lot of general information about flying. One of the projects is to create an airport runway using tape on a piece of carpet. There is information about what the various markings on the runway mean and how to use a compass so that you can correctly mark your own headings. One of our favorite sections is a discussion of the calls to/from the control tower. We've started using our speaker phone to direct air traffic around the kitchen and dining room. And while my son isn't quite ready to memorize it, I have enjoyed finally learning the entire phonetic alphabet (alpha, bravo, charlie...).

Kids DO need things that fly

I ordered this book because I had five of my grandkids staying with us, and around week four, I was in need of more entertainment. This book was full of ideas that were actually do-able. We made the bottle rocket launcher and had a blast.

WOW FUN_-especially for little boys!

Big FUN for young children. This book really encourages creativity, but its short on science info. Helium and hot air balloon projects can be done with a Balloon Time Party Helium Balloon Kit (purchased separately from a party store; the kit contains a canister of helium and mylar balloons you can take apart to build projects with). Projects in this book: helium and hot air baloons, a blinking UFO (helium balloon), pretend rocket packs, liquid fueled rockets, car seat control sticks, paratroopers, paratrooper drop platform, masking tape air port, toy airplanes, oh! and plans for a simple workbench.