Into the Wind: The Art of the Kite

by Hans W. Silvester

Book Overview

For thousands of years, kites have allowed human beings to possess the sky. Unable to fly but haunted by the dreams of Icarus, people throughout the world have used their imagination to design these fragile but brilliant objects. Whether they resemble fish, dragons, birds, mythical animals or just bits of colored paper, kites have given wings to the people that hold their strings, giving them a sensation of freedom. Over the course of his many trips,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810995581
• ISBN13: 9780810995581
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.5" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A lot of wonderfull photos

A large set of photo whit wonderfull kites. Innovative formats and really beatyfull kites. But no instruction to built any kite.