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An astonishing variety of paper airplanes can be made with these instructions from Boursin, a paper-folding artist. Clear color photos and diagrams, together with brief, appropriate written descriptions, show the steps to create planes, helicopters, twirlers, and paper models. Most projects are accessible to beginners; a section at the back offers suggestions for decorative designs.
School Library JournalGr 4 Up-In each of these titles, Boursin, a paper artist, offers more than two dozen models, rather arbitrarily rated for difficulty. With few exceptions, the constructions in Airplanes are all either original or variations on modern designs: winged fliers; display models; and flying objects, such as an eight-piece Frisbee. Instructions for creating a mix of birds, fish, mammals, and insects can be found in Animals. Both books open with instructions for several "base" folds; Boursin uses standard origami notation in his clearly drawn step diagrams, and also provides handsome color photographs of the intended results. Airplanes will please origami novices and veterans alike. Animals is likely to be less successful-not only because some models require delicate scissors work, but also because the dove looks as predatory as the eagle; the hen, the giraffe, and the sheep will require distinctively patterned paper for identifiable results; and, in general, Boursin's animals are so stylized as to be unrecognizable. Furthermore, even some designs rated "beginner" use challenging reverse folds or crimps. While Airplanes will fly out of any library, consider Animals only for deeper subject collections.-John Peters, New York Public Library Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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Excerpted from the Introduction:
To All the Children of Icarus
The pilot and his crew are happy to welcome you on board this book dedicated to air and space. Our company owns a fleet consisting of 26 airplanes (gliders, delta wings) and flying objects (propeller, frisbee) ready to travel over the earth with you. We serve four destinations: traditional folds, new creations, flying objects, and collectibles. We will carry out the usual last-minute inspections before takeoff: adjustment of the wings and fitting of the ailerons and stabilizers. All the flight instructions are outlined at the beginning of the book (pages 4 to 9) in order that your time on board be as comfortable as possible. We will fly at a reasonable altitude without touching the "ceiling." We will reach our cruising speed after several hours of practice, seated comfortably in our armchairs. We hope that you will have a pleasant and relaxing time in our company and we with you a "bon voyage."
Excerpted from Origami Paper Airplanes by Didier Boursin
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Origami is an ancient art, yet modern paper folders can still invent fascinating new folds. Origami Paper Airplanes is filled with new and outstanding folds that will delight, amuse, and inspire paper folders of all ages. They offer a wide variety of designs that are rated according to skill level. Everyone, from beginners to experienced folders, will find something here to delight the hand and eye.
Each book opens with four pages of instructions in basic folding techniques, the symbols used in the book and a discussion of the various papers you work with. Then come the specific folds - Origami Paper Airplanes offers 28 different designs of aircraft that include traditional planes, new creations, and other flying objects such as windmills and frisbees. Extremely detailed technical drawings, in color, accompany the reader every step of the way from the very first crease through to the remarkable finished creation.
With their elegant and fascinating folds, these are among the most innovative origami books available. They are suited for folders of all ages and skill levels. Thoroughly tested and carefully designed instructions make it possible for anyone to achieve results on the first try.
Foreword
Introduction
Folds and Symbols
Traditional
- Delta wing *
- Schoolboy *
- Overflight *
- Duck Plane *
- Dart *
- Glider *
New Creations
- Ready to Land *
- Windblown *
- Uranus Arc II *
- Nonstop *
- Ready for Takeoff *
- Looping **
- Gliding Flight **
- Imaginary Voyage **
- Stealth ***
- Windflight *
Flying Objects
- Tube and Paper Twirler *
- Rotor *
- Propeller **
- Frisbee **
- Silent Spinner **
- Windmill **
- Chopper *
Flying Objects
- Tube and Paper Twirler *
- Rotor *
- Propeller **
- Frisbee **
- Silent Spinner **
- Windmill **
- Chopper *
Collectibles
- Connecting Flight **
- Squadron **
- Sound Barrier **
Designs
LEGEND: * Beginner; ** Intermediate; *** Advanced