List of books about kites

This is a list of books about kites.

Non-fiction

* "2008 Mini Kite-A-Day Box Calendar" by Jeff Cole, Wayne Hosking
* "Asian Kites: Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids" by Wayne Hosking (2005)
* "The Art of the Japanese Kite" (1974) by Tal Streeter
* "Best Ever Paper Kites" (2003) by Norman Schmidt
* "Big Book of Kites" (1988) by Jim Rowlands
* "Catch the Wind: All about Kites" (1989) by Gail Gibbons
* "The Complete Book of Kites and Kite Flying" by Will Yolen
* "The Complete Beginner's Guide to Making and Flying Kites" (1977) by Edward Dolan
* "The Complete World of Kites" by Bill Thomas
* "The Flexifoil Book of Power Kiting" (2004) by Jeremy Boyce
* "Flying Kites in Fun, Art, and War" by James Wagenvoord. Macmillan, 1968
* "The Great Kite Book" (1997) by Norman Schmidt
* "Japanese Kite Prints" by John Stevenson (2004)
* "The Kite"by Maasaki Modegi
* "Kite Making and Flying" by Harold Ridgeway
* "Kites" (1992) by Barrie Caldecott
* "Kites" by Wayne Hosking
* "The Kite Making Handbook" (2004) compiled by Rossella Guerra, Giuseppe Ferlenga
* "Kites: The Science and the Wonder" (1983) by T. Ito and K. Hirotsugu
* "KITES: an Historical Survey" by Clive Hart. Frederick A. Praeger, 1967
* "Kites : a practical handbook for the modern kite flyer" (1997) by Ron Moulton & Pat Lloyd
* "The Kite Book : all the know-how you need to fly a kite" (2007) by Rosanne Cobb
* "Kites: Flying Skills and Techniques, from Basic Toys to Sport Kites" (2007) by Rosanne Cobb
* "Kites: Paper Wings Over Japan" by Scott Skinner et.al. (1997)
* "Kitesurfing : the complete guide" (2002) by Ian Currer
* "Kiteworks: Exploration in Kite Building and Flying" by Maxwell Eden. Sterling Publications, 1989.
* "Kiteworld" by Keith Roberts. Arbor House, 1986.
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=buvtiiXX4lMC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r#PPP1,M1 "Magnificent Books of Kites" by Maxwell Eden]
* "Making & Flying Stunt Kites & One-liners" (1995) by Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig
* "More Sky" (1973) by Otto Piene
* "One-Hour Kites" (1989) by Jim Rowlands
* "Origami: Tako & Kites" by Mikio Toki* "The Penguin Book of Kites" by David Pelham
* "The Ultimate Kite Book : complete guide to choosing, making and flying kites of all kinds" (1992) by Paul & Helene Morgan

Manned kiting: hang gliding, paragliding, towed-manned, man-lifting

* "The Art of Paragliding" () by Dennis Pagen
* "Flying Conditions: Micrometeorology for Pilots" (1979) by Dennis Pagen
* "Hang Gliding Flying Skills" (1977) by Dennis Pagen
* "Hang Gliding Training Manual: Learning Hang Gliding Skills for Beginner to Intermediate Pilots" (1995) by Dennis Pagen
* [http://books.google.com/books?ei=OzXPR_6YD5u4sgOEvPykBQ&id=SohTAAAAMAAJ&dq=kiting&q=gliding&pgis=1 "Manned Kiting: The Basic Handbook of Tow Launched Hang Gliding"] By Dan Poynter
* "Paraglider Ground Handling and the Art of Kiting" () by Paul Hamilton
* "Paragliding Flight: Walking on Air" (1990) by Dennis Pagen
* "Performance Flying: Hang Gliding Techniques for Intermediate and Advanced Pilots" (1993) by Dennis Pagen
* "World on a String: The Story of Kites" by Jan Yolen. William Collins and World Publishing, 1968

Kite Aerial Photograph (KAP)

* "Hanging by a thread" by Craig Wilson
* "Terschelling in vliegervlucht" by Gerrit Bart Volgers

Fiction

* "The Kite Fighters" (2000) by Linda Sue Park
* "The Kite Rider" (2002) by Geraldine McCaughrean
* "The Kite Runner" (2003) by Khaled Hosseini
* "High Hopes for Addy" (1999) by Connie Porter

Picture Books

* "Angel's Kite" by Alberto Blanco
* "Bear and Kite" by Cliff Wright
* "Blue Makes a Kite" by Sonali Fry
* "Crosby" by Dennis Haseley
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=amDPq-DAe1UC "Curious George Flies a Kite" By Margret Rey, Hans Augusto Rey]
* "The Dragon Kite" by Kenneth Steven, Karin Littlewood (illustrator)
* "The Emperor and the Kite" by Jane Yolen
* "Fly-Away Kite" by Lee Davis
* "Grover, Grover, Come on Over" by Katherine Ross
* "The Hair-raising Kite Flight" by Hedley Griffin
* "Henry and the Dragon Kite" by Bruce Hall
* "Huan Ching and the Golden Fish" by Michael Reeser
* "Kipper's Kite" by Mike Inkpen
* "Kirsty's Kite" by Carol Stilz
* "The Kite" by Luis Garay
* "The Kite" by Mary Packard, Benrei Huang (illustrator)
* "The Kite and Caitlin" by Roger McGough & John Prater
* "The Kite Festival" by Leyla Torres
* "Kite Flying" by Grace Lin
* "Laura's Secret" by Klaus Baumgart
* "Let's Fly a Kite" a MathStart book by Stuart J. Murphy, Brian Floca (illustrator)
* "Lucky Song" by Vera Williams
* "The Magic Kite" by Rosie Alison & Atholl McDonald (illustrator)
* "The Sea-Breeze Hotel" by Marcia Vaughan
* "We Like Kites" by Stan Berenstain

Specialized kite book lists

* [http://www.florilegium.org/files/UNCAT/Medievl-Kites-bib.html Medieval Kite Bibliography by Archer MacRobert]
* [http://members.cox.net/gengvall/kite_bks.html Kite Books]
* [http://www.windpowersports.com/accessories/books.html Kite Books at WindPowerSports]
* [http://drachenstore.easystorecreator.net/items/publications/list.htm Drachen Foundation]
* [http://www.nyke.org/books.htm NYKE]
* [http://www.extremekites.co.uk/main.php?direc=kite_books&content=index Extreme Kite Books]

See also

*Kite
*Kite types
*Kite mooring
*Kite applications

References

* Barnes & Noble online book search.