100 Paper Planes to Fold and Fly

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There are many skills fathers should pass on to their children: how to ride a bike, how to skip a stone, and of course, how to make a paper airplane. When it’s time to show your kids how to fold a humble piece of paper into a soaring jet,don’t stumble around andhastily construct one from the poor memory of your youth — one that takes a disappointing nosedive as soon as it leaves yourfingertips.Instead, teach them the art of making a plane that can truly go the distance. This wasn't just historical fiction but a book based around one of the characters, and his memories from the Bosnian War. I found it very moving, and yes I did shed a few tears.

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Do the same with the left corner. The top left point should exactly meet the diagonal right edge of the airplane. While there are far more advanced paper airplanes, this one, in my opinion, is the perfect balance of complexity and accessibility for the Average Paper Airplane Joe. It has far more folds than the previous two models, and also flies the best and farthest. Pay attention with this one, folks, and the payoff is well worth it. Paper Planes is a little different in that it’s a book based on the screenplay by Robert Connolly and Steve Worland. Worland is probably best known at the moment for his adult action novels but he’s also worked in TV and on movies, including Farscape and Bootmen. Connolly came up with the idea when he and Worland realised how few Australian kids movies their daughters had seen, instead it was all Disney and Pixar etc. Whilst those are great movies, they wanted to make something uniquely Australian and it seems like they’ve succeeded here. Paper Planes has a fantastic cast (Sam Worthington, Debra Mailman, David Wenham to name just a few established stars and young actor Ed Oxenbould plays Dylan. Oxenbould is a name most Australian TV aficionados would recognise). The language is quite simple and definitely aimed at children. I would recommend readers from year 3 onwards though only if your child is an advanced reader in year 3. There were a lot of Aussie slang noting that this was mostly set in a small Aussie town. If you could read together with your child then I’d suggest you do so as there can be quite a number of good discussions ranging from bereavement, grief, bullying, etc. Unfortunately, the issues aren’t dealt in depth or at least, not as in-depth as I’d like it to be. Therefore, it is mostly a fun read but your discussions could be as deep as you like by your guidance as parents / teachers. Along the way he makes unlikely new friends, clashes with powerful rivals and comes to terms with his family's past before facing his greatest challenge – to create a paper plane that will compete with the best in the world.NIko is a normal young boy with a loving family and home. But suddenly, he finds himself in the middle of a war zone, and he must make his way through it to safety with or without his family. While you’re making these paper airplanes with your kiddos, tell them some great riddles for kids. Great way to pass the time. Paper Planes is middle grade rather than YA, and I don’t read a lot of it. Ok, any really. But I have a 3yo and a 6yo and I’m assuming it’s going to become a lot more common in my household soon and this one seemed like a pretty good place to start. Dylan is a very likable kid and the narrative is charmingly conversational, very much fitting to a 12yo boy. Before reading this I didn’t even know there was a World Paper Plane Championships but google tells me that it is apparently true! I thought it was such a fun concept to base a story around – who hasn’t made a paper plane and tried to fly it as far as you can? Although the tone is light hearted and fun, the book does delve into a few issues such as schoolyard bullying and the best way to handle it, ultra-competitiveness, the thrill of a first crush as well as grief and how had it can be to go on. Each are handled very well – just enough focus without tipping the mood too seriously and Dylan thinks his way through each challenge and you can see him really learning things as he gets through each round. The paper planes he makes and how he has to adjust them if necessary are rather a good metaphor for other things kids need to deal with in life and how they must adjust in different situations.

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Allayne is an author of Junior Fiction, Middle Grade and Young Adult literature. She’s the recipient of multiple arts grants, a Premier’s Reading Challenge Ambassador, and a former literary festival board member. I have never travelled to Sarajevo, Bosnia, but novelist Allayne L. Webster made me feel as though I was there in 1992, alongside Niko and his family, trying to survive the war that ravaged the country. The story outlines the hardships endured by the Dobesh family and their determination to survive.

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Webster has made it very easy to become attached and invested in these characters and you hope they survive such horrific situations. Fold the top right corner down so that its edge meets the crease that goes from top left to bottom right. Fold the top corners in so they meet at the middle. There should be a small triangle tail hanging out beneath these folds. Umpires wear white uniforms and blow whistles to declare penalty shots. They also keep score. It's hard for them to stop the players from arguing. Everyone wants their side to win.

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On 9 November 2013, filming had begun in Perth in Western Australia and in Tokyo with Robert Connolly directing. [4] Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Julian Dennison, and Ed Oxenbould star in the film. [5] This is a slightly more advanced paper airplane. There are a few more folds, and it flies a bit better than the above Bulldog Dart. This is the perfect middle ground between simple and complex recreational paper aircraft. I think we won't be directly affected. We don't know anyone who was killed. We don't know anyone who will be fighting. The most we'll be directly affected is that petrol prices will go up.' I was mostly right. Paper Planes was released in theaters throughout Australia on 15 January 2015, and on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment. Jim Schembri of 3AW wrote in his review, "In one of the great career gear shifts in recent memory, Melbourne director Robert Connolly, who gave us such searing dramas as The Bank, Three Dollars, and Balibo, delivers an adorable family film that is uplifting, warm, winning, and most of all, funny." [ citation needed]Principal photography took place in both country and metro Western Australia, though the film states the setting as being in New South Wales (given they "drive down to Sydney"). Locations used for filming include an abandoned school in Roleystone, an old house in Baldivis, HBF Stadium (previously known as Challenge Stadium until 2014), Whiteman Park, the Perth Zoo, and the Aviation Heritage Museum in Bull Creek. Paper Planes is 'only' a novel but it is just as real as the events of that fateful day. Adult caregivers should make a deliberate, conscious decision about when their child is old enough to read this novel. Don't let someone else make that decision for you. But it isn’t all fun and games. Dylan has to contend with the school bully, a super competitive fellow paper plane whiz, his first feelings for a girl and his father’s deep depression and withdrawal from life. Dylan has a lot he needs to face before he knows that he’ll be ready to create the best paper plane in the world. A continuous theme throughout the story is strength and hope, and this is demonstrated by all characters, but especially by the Dobesh and Mujanovic families. These families also prove that differences in religious and cultural traditions should not dictate people’s relationships with one another, or determine who should live and who should die. Despite their differences, Niko and Nedim have an everlasting friendship, sealed by their secret handshake and code word. The note at the end of the story is very special and I thank Jarko (Niko’s older brother) for sharing his story.