Easy-to-follow models for practical and decorative use.

What do kids love more than folding paper airplanes? Flying paper airplanes! This book teaches kids why paper airplanes fly the way they do depending on their shape and size. They learn that curling up the back two corners of the wings can make certain airplanes to do loops. They learn that smaller planes can fly straight, far, and fast. This book encourages kids to use their imagination to create their own paper airplane variations based on the models in the book.

Readers will get creative with origami, the fascinating Japanese art of paper folding. This high-interest title introduces the history and origin of origami, and prompts readers to put their creative skills to use by making simple origami projects that can be completed in 10 minutes or less. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through making origami flowers, puppies, cats, penguins, boxes, and more with materials that are readily available. Each step of the project is reinforced with a detailed photograph for reference, allowing readers to check their progress. By the end of the text, readers will have a newfound love for origami!

Illustrates and describes how to make a variety of Japanese paper folding projects.