Resources
Kite pictures, plans, and information:
Educational materials:
Bibliography
Dolan, Edward. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Making and Flying Kites.145p. Doubleday and Co.1977.
Eden, Maxwell. Kiteworks. 416p. Sterling Publishing Co.1990.
Gallot, Philippe. Fighter Kites: Twenty Original Designs to Make and Fly. 96p. St Martin's Press.1990.
Gomberg, David. Stunt Kites. 89p. Sixth Edition, GKPI.1996
Gomberg, David. The Fighter Kite Book. 75p., GKPI.1992
Gomberg, David. Sport Kite Magic! 123p., GKPI.1996
Greger, Margaret. More Kites For Everyone. 59p. M Greger.1990
Hunt, Leslie. Twenty-five Kites That Fly. Dover. 1971.
Pelham, David. The Penguin Book of Kites. 224p. Viking Penguin.1976.
Rowlands, Jim. The Big Book of Kites.132p. St Martin's Press.1988.
Rowlands, Jim. One-Hour Kites. 95p. St Martin's Press.1989.
Streeter, Tal. The Art of The Japanese Kite. 181 p. Weatherhill, Inc.1985.
Thiebault, Andre. Kites and Other Wind Machines. 96p. Sterling Publishing Co.1982.
Wiley, Jack. The Kite Building and Kite Flying Handbook, with 42 kite plans. 278p. TAB Books.1984.
Yolen, Jane. World On A String, The Story of Kites.143p. The World Publishing Co.1968.
Yolen, Will. The Complete Book of Kites and Kite Flying. 256p. Simon and Schuster.1976.
Retailers and Manufacturers
Company:
Kites In The Sky
Website:
www.kitesinthesky.net
E-mail:
Address:
1024 S. McDonald, Stillwater, OK 74074
Phone:
(405) 624-6231
Contact:
Cat Gabrel
Featuring:
Kite making kits and supplies - Online Sales only
Company:
Seaside Kites
Website:
www.seasidekites.com
E-mail:
Address:
293 Nantasket Ave,. Hull, MA 02045
Phone:
(781) 925-3277
Contact:
Greg Lamoureaux
Featuring:
Kites for Kids program
Company:
Kichi Kites
E-mail:
Location:
Plattsburg, NY
Phone:
(518) 643-9881
Contact:
Nate Houck
Featuring:
Train the Trainer workshops, they will also provide workshop leaders, free consulting and leads to obtain materials, kite kits and/or plans. Kite Kits at a reasonable cost. History books, plans, general kiting book loans
Company:
Above It All Kites, Inc.
Website:
www.aboveitallkites.com/
E-mail:
Address:
PO Box 710A, Long Beach, WA 98631
Phone:
(360) 642-3541
Contact:
Keli Colbert
Featuring:
kite making books
Company:
Great Canadian Kite Company
Website:
www.canadiankitecompany.com
E-mail:
Address:
4517 Harvest Green, Taber, Alberta, Canada. T1G 1A1
Phone:
(877) 382-3956
Contact:
Mike Rose
Featuring:
Frustrationless Flyers -- already imported into Canada
Company:
Cobra Kites
Website:
www.cobrakites.com
E-mail:
Address:
2608 Route 37 East, Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone:
(732) 270-2112
Contact:
Jeanne and Ray Merry
Featuring:
Frustrationless Flyer kits in packs of 10 or 20, flying line, tail material, Tyvek “No Sew ROKK Kits”
Company:
Gomberg Kite Productions
Website:
www.gombergkites.com/nkm/index.html
E-mail:
Address:
PO Box 113, Neotsu, OR 97364
Phone:
(541) 996-3083
Contact:
David Gomberg
Featuring:
High quality, low cost kites for kids, kite plans, classroom projects and historical information
Company:
Into The Wind
Website:
www.intothewind.com
E-mail:
Address:
1408 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302
Phone:
(303) 449-5356
Contact:
Mary Ann McVay
Featuring:
kites, kite accessories, etc.
Company:
What’s Up
Website:
www.KitesOnaRoll.com
E-mail:
Address:
4500 Chagrin River Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Phone:
(800) 257-4222
Contact:
Judy Neuger
Featuring:
Kites…on a Roll®-- 3 different easy patterns for group (20) kite making, includes pre-cut sticks and string wrapped around
plastic handles, Fly Me Kite Kits, kite tails, tapes
