From the series Take Flight!
Advanced Level Paper Airplanes
Reading Level Grade 4Interest Level Grades 3 – 8Copyright 2022
Reviewed
From the series Take Flight!
Reading Level Grade 4Interest Level Grades 3 – 8Copyright 2022
ReviewedThe colorful planes in this title are sure to wow paper airplane enthusiasts! Readers working on advancing their paper folding skills can create eight challenging models with unique shapes and folds with this makerspace title. An introduction outlines supplies needed, introduces folds and symbols found throughout the book, and gives a brief history of paper airplanes for further learning.
'Elementary origami fans both novice and expert will enjoy this 6 book series about paper airplanes. The books include standard nonfiction features like Table of Contents, Index, and Glossary. Additionally, the books have a Tips section, a To Learn More section with book recommendations, and a Factsurfer link, however, the links do not all work. Conveniently the airplanes require rectangular paper, 8.5” x 11” and not square origami paper. In the beginning of the first chapter, there is a brief history of paper airplanes and a helpful information section on origami folds, symbols, and supplies. Satisfying all levels of origami mastery, each title contains a variety of levels with easier planes at the beginning and the most challenging planes at the end. For each type of paper airplane (there are 8 different planes in each book), the directions are broken down into steps with a simple sentence and an illustration for each step. Readers must refer back to the helpful information at the beginning of the book to recall what some of the folds mean, for example, a pleat fold. This paper airplane series would be popular in an elementary school setting.', Sarah Idman, School Librarian, Harwich Elementary School
Review
