List of books about kites facts for kids

This is a bibliography of works on the subject of kites (tethered aircraft). The bibliography contains works on the history of, flying of, construction of, scientific use of and fiction about kites.

Non-fiction

General kiting

• A Kite Journey Through India by Tal Streeter
• 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
• Art That Flies (1991) Dayton Art Institute
• Best Ever Paper Kites (2003) by Norman Schmidt
• Better Kites by Marten Bondestam (2000). Self-published
• Big Book of Kites (1988) by Jim Rowlands
• Building Free and Recycled Kites by Glenn Davison
• Catch the Wind: All about Kites (1989) by Gail Gibbons
• Chinese Kites by Wang Hongxun (1989 for 1st edition)
• Come Fight a Kite by Dinesh Bahadur (1978)
• 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 Creative Book of Kites by Sarah Kent (1997)
• The Flexifoil Book of Power Kiting (2004) by Jeremy Boyce
• Flying Kites at Night with Lights by Glenn Davison (2017)
• How to Fly a Kite (2005) by Glenn Davison
• Flight Patterns (1984, revised 1997) Leland Toy
• Flying Kites in Fun, Art, and War by James Wagenvoord. Macmillan, 1968
• Fun with kites : how to make eighteen beautiful kites by John and Kate Dyson (1976)
• The Great Kite Book (1997) by Norman Schmidt
• Japanese Kite Prints by John Stevenson (2004)
• The Kite by Masaaki Modegi
• Kite Physics by Glenn Davison (2017)
• Kite Innovations - Beginner Kiting Buyers Guide by Ben Frankstone (Jan 11, 2011)
• Kite Making and Flying by Harold Ridgeway
• Kites (1992) by Barrie Caldecott
• Kites by Jan Stanfield (1974)
• Kites: Twelve Easy-To Make High Fliers by Norma Dixon (1996)
• Kites by Wayne Hosking
• Kites in the Classroom by Glenn Davison
• 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 for Everyone: How to Make And Fly Them by Margret Greger
• Kites: Paper Wings Over Japan by Scott Skinner et al. (1997)
• Kite Precision: your comprehensive guide for flying controllable kites by Ron Reich (1993)
• Kitesurfing : the complete guide (2002) by Ian Currer
• Kites to make and fly by Jim Rowlands (1989)
• Kite to Touch the Sky by Wayne Hosking (1993).
• Kite Trains Making Eiji Ohasi,1981.
• Kiteworks: Exploration in Kite Building and Flying by Maxwell Eden. Sterling Publications, 1989.
• Kiteworld by Keith Roberts. Arbor House, 1986.
• Kiting to Record Altitudes by Richard P. Synergy (Mar 1, 1994)
• Lenna, Lenna Leijani by Marten Bondestam
• Making of Japanese Kites: Tradition, Beauty and Creation by Masaaki Modegi
• Making & Flying Kites (1988) by Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig
• Making & Flying Stunt Kites & One-liners (1995) by Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig
• Miniature Kite Plans by Glenn Davison, 2015
• More Kites for Everyone by Margaret Greger
• More Sky (1973) by Otto Piene
• The -No Secrets- Handbook of Single Line Kite Trains by Al Hargus, 1990, 12 pages.
• One-Hour Kites (1989) by Jim Rowlands
• Origami: Tako & Kites by Mikio Toki
• Papir Sarkany (1988) by Istvan Bodocky. Hungarian language. Translated: "Paper Kites." Budapest, Hungary: Muszaki Konyvkiado, 1988,softcover, 89 pages.
• The Philosopher's Kite / Essays & Stories (2002) Tal Streeter
• Rokkaku Kites by Glenn Davison (2018)
• Super Kites III by Neil Thorburn. Rare. Self-published.
• 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 and Helene Morgan
• Wings of Resistance, The Giant Kites of Guatemala by Christopher Ornelas, 2012.
• World on a String: The Story of Kites by Jane Yolen. William Collins and World Publishing, 1968

Free-flight inhabited kiting: hang gliding, paragliding

• The Art of Paragliding by Dennis Pagen
• Birdflight As the Basis of Aviation: A Contribution Towards a System of Aviation by Otto Lilienthal
• Flying Conditions: Micrometeorology for Pilots (1979) by Dennis Pagen
• The Hang Glider's Bible (1977) by Michael A. Markowski
• 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
• 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

Sport power kiting: kite buggying, snow kiting, kite surfing, kiteboarding, snow kiting

• KITEs Method by John Holzhall
• Kitesurfing in the Waves: The Complete Guide by Kristin Boese and Christian Spreckels (Sep 23, 2009)
• The Ultimate Book of Power Kiting and Kiteboarding by Jeremy Boyce (Dec 1, 2004)
• The World Kite and Windsurfing Guide by Udo Hoelker (2010)

Energy Kite Systems / Airborne Wind Energy

• Airborne Wind Energy Editors: Ahrens, Uwe; Diehl, Moritz; Schmehl, Roland, © 2013, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2013
• Airborne Wind Energy: Advances in Technology Development and Research Roland Schmehl, Editor, © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2018

Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)

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

Fiction

• Les Cerfs Volant or The Kites (1980; 2017) Romain Gary. First published in French under the title Les Cerfs Volants; 2017 translation from the French to English by Miranda Richmond Mouillot)
• 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, Jonathan Green (illustrator)
• 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 Book by Benjamin Sayre Cory Kilvert, 1909. It holds an image of free-flight kiting.
• 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 Magic Kite by Bobette Stanbridge
• Ming and The Magic Kite by Lois Noffsinger Spurrie and Rebecca Pearl (illustrator
• The Sea-Breeze Hotel by Marcia Vaughan
• The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing by Maxine Trottier, Al Van Mil (illustrator)
• We Like Kites by Stan Berenstain

Specialized kite book lists

Kites; The Art of Using Natural Materials. John Browning. Culicidae Press. 2015