 The KFT Library is a resource library built and maintained by and for the members of KFT Inc. to enable the sharing of information, ideas and the promotion of kite activities. A number of kite journals are also held in the library. The club is very gratefull to those whom have donated publications to the library. To make donations or arrange the short term loan of kite related material please contact the KFT Friendly Librarian. The Friendly KFT Librarian |
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| AUTHOR | TITLE | YEAR | PUBLISHER | ISBN | COMMENTS |
| BAHADUR, ANDREA & SKWAREK, MARK | KITES ANCIENT CRAFT TO MODERN SPORT | 1975 | Plenary Publications International | 0-7054-0336-X | Craft |
| BAHADUR, DINESH | COME FIGHT A KITE | 1978 | Harvey House, Publishers | 0-8178-5927-6 | Fighters |
| BAILLIE, ALLAN & WU, DI | OLD MAGIC | 1996 | Random House Australia | 0-09-182915-1 | Story |
| BAKER, RHODA & DENYER, MILES | MAKING KITES | 1993 | New Burlington Books | 1-85348-468-7 | Basic |
| BARWELL, EVE AND BAILEY, CONRAD | HOW TO MAKE AND FLY KITES | 1974 | Van Nostrand Reinhold | 0-289-70228-3 | Basic |
| BARWELL, EVE AND BAILEY, CONRAD | MAKING KITES | 1976 | Cassell Australia Ltd | 0-304-29907-3 | Basic |
| BAXTER, ED & DAVEY, RICHARD | KITES FOR KROWDS OF KIDS | A C.A.T.S Publication | Basic | ||
| BOCK, FLOCKY | GEOMETRIC FORMULAS AND DRAWING TECHNICS | 2005 | Theory | ||
| BODOCZKY, ISTVAN | HIDDEN SYMMETRY | 1999 | The Drachen Foundation | ||
| BOITRELLE, KARINE AND PETIT, LUDOVIC | CERFS-VOLANTS TRADITIONNELS DE COMBAT | ||||
| BONDESTAM, MARTEN | BETTER KITES | 2000 | Marten Bondestam | 951-98450-0-3 | Basic |
| BOYCE, JEREMY | HOW TO MAKE AND FLY STUNT KITES | 1998 | The Book Compay International Pty Ltd | 1-86309-567-5 | Stunt |
| BRIDGEWATER, ALAN & GILL | EASY-TO-MAKE DECORATIVE KITES | 1985 | Dover Publications Inc | 0-486-24981-6 | Basic |
| BROOME, ERROL | A YEAR OF PINK PIECES | 1987 | S. John Bacon Pty Ltd | 0-85579-077-6 | Story |
| BRUMMITT, WYATT | KITES A GOLDEN HANDBOOK GUIDE | 1971 | Western Publishing Company, Inc | 70-134439 | Basic |
| BUCKLEY, HELEN E.Ê | MOONLIGHT KITE | 1997 | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books | 0-688-10931-4 | Story |
| BURKHART, TIMOTHY | KITEFOLIO | 1974 | Wildwood House | 0-7045-0148-1 | Basic |
| BUSHELL, HELEN | MAKE MINE FLY | 1988 | Platypress Publishing | 0-947286-12-8 | Basic |
| CALDECOTT, BARRIE | KITES | 1990 | Franklin Watts | 0-7496-0752-1 | Basic |
| CARPENTIER, DIDIER & BACHELET, JOEL | KITES | 1981 | EP Publishing Limited | 0-7158-0782-X | Basic |
| COCHRANE, DR. BILL | BOX KITES MAKING AND FLYING | 1993 | B. T. Batsford Ltd | 0-7134-6920-X | Box |
| CRUMPLIN, DR. GEOFF | NOT AN INDIAN FIGHTER KITE | 1995 | Dr. Geoff Crumplin | Fighters | |
| CUMMINGS, PHIL AND SMITH, CRAIG | MARTY AND MEI-LING | 1996 | Red Fox-(Random House Australia Ltd | 0-09-182925-9 | Story |
| DAVIS, LEE | P. B. BEAR FLY-AWAY KITE | 1997 | Dorling Kindersley Limited | 0-7513-7060-6 | Story |
| DEMI | KITES MAGIC WISHES THAT FLY UP TO THE SKY | 1999 | Crown Publishers Inc | 0-517-80049-7 | Story |
| DOLAN, EDWARD F. Jr. | GO FLY A KITE | 1979 | Cornerstone Library | 346-12376-3 | Basic |
| DOWNER, MARION | KITES HOW TO MAKE AND FLY THEM | 1959 | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. | 58-14497 | Basic |
| DYSON, JOHN AND KATE | FUN WITH KITES | 1978 | Angus & Robertson | 0-207-95613-8 | Basic |
| EDEN, MAXWELL | KITEWORKS EXPLORATIONS IN KITE BUILDING & FLYING | 1989 | Sterling Publishing Co Inc | 0-8069-6713-7 | Basic |
| EDITORS OF CONSUMER GUIDE | CREATE-A-KITE | 1977 | Simon and Schuster | 0-671-22883-8 | Basic |
| ELIOT, JOHN | JAPAN'S WARRIORS OF THE WIND | 1977 | National Geographic Society | Vol 151, No. 4 | Japanese |
| ELLIOTT, COLIN | THE CRAFT BOOK | 1974 | The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd | 600-31821-4 | Craft |
| EUBEL, PAUL AND MATSUMOTO, IKUKO | PICTURES FOR THE SKY. ART KITES | 1994 | Goethe-Institut | Japanese | |
| EVANS, BELINDA | FOLLOW JO'S KITE | 1995 | Moondrake (An imprint of CIS) | 1-86391-085-9 | Story |
| EVANS, DAVID | FISHING FOR ANGELS - THE MAGIC OF KITES | 1991 | Annick Press Ltd | 1-55037-162-2 | Basic |
| FISK, NICHOLAS | THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE ROOF! | 1966 | Hamish Hamilton Ltd | Story | |
| FOWLER, H. WALLER JR. | KITES A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO KITE MAKING AND FLYING | 1953 | The Ronald Press Company | Basic | |
| GALLOT, PHILIPPE | FIGHTER KITES | 1989 | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-03964-6 | Fighters |
| GALLOT, PHILIPPE | MAKING AND FLYING FIGHTER KITES | 1990 | B. T. Batsford Ltd | 0-85219-807-8 | Fighters |
| GANDER, SERGE | KITES | 1997 | Brockhampton Press | 1-86019-405-2 | Basic |
| GOBHAI, MEHLLI | RAMU AND THE KITE | Prentice-Hall Inc | 68-22881 | Story | |
| GOMBERG, DAVID | THE FIGHTER KITE BOOK! | 1992 | Cascade Kites | Fighters | |
| GRAINGER, ELENA | HARGRAVE AND SON | 1978 | University of Queensland Press | 0-7022-1077-3 | History |
| GREENWOOD, TED | OBSTREPEROUS | 1976 | Puffin Books | 0-14-050.084-7 | Story |
| GREGER, MARGARET | KITES FOR EVERYONE | 2000 | Margaret Greger | 0-9613680-1-2 | Basic |
| GREGER, MARGARET | MORE KITES FOR EVERYONE | 1990 | Margaret Greger | 0-9613680-1-4 | Basic |
| GUOLIN ECONOMY CULTURE & SPORTSÊ | CHINESE KITES | Guolin Economy Culture & Sports | Chinese | ||
| HART, CLIVE | KITES AN HISTORICAL SURVEY | 1982 | Paul P. Appel | 0-911858-40-7 | History |
| HART, CLIVE | THE DREAM OF FLIGHT | 1972 | Faber and Faber Limited | 0-571-09886-X | History |
| HART, CLIVE | YOUR BOOK OF KITES | 1973 | Faber and Faber Limited | 0-571-04712-2 | Basic |
| HARVEY, ANTHONY | THE AUST. BOYS BOOK OF CRAFTS, PETS, SPORTS· | 1980 | Rigby Publishers Ltd | 0-7270-1200-2 | Craft |
| HETZER, LINDA | HOBBY CRAFTS | 1978 | Tree Communications Inc | 0-8172-1180-2 | Craft |
| HIROI, TSUTOMU | KITES SCULPTING THE SKY | 1978 | Elm Tree Books | 0-241-10002-X | Japanese |
| HONEGGER, REGULA (EDITOR) | FLIGHTS OF FANCY (BERNINA COLLECTION 4) | 1991 | Fritz Gegauf Ltd | Basic | |
| HOSKING, WAYNE | KITES OF MALAYSIA | 1990 | Malaysian Airline Systems | Fighters | |
| HOSKING, WAYNE | KITES | 1992 | Mallard Press | 0-7924-5826-5 | Basic |
| HOSKING, WAYNE | KITES FOR KIDS | 1993 | The Unique Place - World Of Kites | Basic | |
| HOSKING, WAYNE | FIGHTER KITES AND BEYOND | 2000 | Skytec Arts | Fighters | |
| HUNT, LESLIE L. | GETTING STARTED IN KITEMAKING | 1971 | Bruce Publishing Company | Basic | |
| HUNT, LESLIE L. | 25 KITES THAT FLY | 1971 | Dover Publications Inc | 0-486-22550-X | Basic |
| ITO, DR. TOSHIO AND KOMURA, HIROTSUGU | KITES THE SCIENCE AND THE WONDER | 1983 | Japan Publications Inc | 8-87040-526-8 | Aerodynamics |
| KAUFMANN, JOHN | FLYING HAND-LAUNCHED GLIDERS | 1974 | Willam Morrow and Company | 0-688-30108-8 | Gliding |
| KENT, SARAH | THE CREATIVE BOOK OF KITES | 1997 | Smithmark Publishers | 0-7651-9493-7 | Basic |
| KINGS, GARY | MAKE YOUR OWN MINI KITES | 2002 | Top That! Publishing | Basic | |
| LEWIS, THOMAS P. | THE DRAGON KITE | 1974 | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | 0-03-091961-4 | Story |
| LLOYD, AMBROSE & THOMAS, NICOLETTE | KITES AND KITE FLYING | 1978 | Hamlyn | 0-600-35337-0 | Basic |
| LLOYD, AMBROSE, MITCHELL, CHARLES AND THOMAS, NICOLETTE | MAKING AND FLYING KITES | 1975 | John Murray (Publishers) Ltd | 0-7195-3403-8 | Basic |
| MATTHEWS, BETH | KITE-FOLDS AERODYNAMIC A4 PAPER INVENTIONS | 1987 | Platypress Publishing | 0-947286-17-9 | Basic |
| MATTINGLEY, CHRISTOBEL | EMU KITE | 1972 | Hamish Hamilton Children's Books Ltd | 241-02149-9 | Story |
| MAUGHAM, W.SOMERSET | COLLECTED SHORT STORIES VOLUME 4 (THE KITE) | 1971 | Penguin Books Ltd | 0-1400-1874-3 | Story |
| MAYS, SUSAN | THE USBORNE BOOK OF KITES | 1992 | Usborne Publishing Ltd | Basic | |
| MCNEILL, JANET | THE YOUNGEST KITE | 1970 | Hamish Hamilton Children's Books Ltd | 241-01828-5 | Story |
| MCPHUN, MALCOLM | KITES | 1979 | MacDonald Educational Ltd | 0-356-06365-8 | Basic |
| MCREYNOLDS, KIMBERLY | KITES AND OTHER FLYING OBJECTS | 2002 | Writers Club Press | 0-595-22014-2 | Basic |
| MOOLMAN, VALERIE | THE ROAD TO KITTY HAWK | 1980 | Time-Life Books Inc | 0-8094-3260-9 | Flight |
| MORGAN, PAUL AND HELENE | THE BOOK OF KITES | 1992 | Angus & Robertson | 0-207-17428-8 | Basic |
| MOULTON, RON | KITES | 1978 | Pelham Books Ltd | 0-7207-0829-X | Basic |
| MOULTON, RON AND LLOYD, PAT | KITES A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK | 1992 | Argus Books | 1-85486-050-X | Basic |
| MOULTON, RON AND LLOYD, PAT | KITES A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK | 1997 | Nexus Special Interests Ltd | 1-85486-143-3 | Basic |
| NEWNHAM, JACK | KITES TO MAKE AND FLY (A PUFFIN BOOK) | 1977 | Peguin Books Australia Ltd | Basic | |
| NEWMAN, LEE SCOTT & JAY HARTLEY | KITE CRAFT | 1974 | Crown Publishers Inc | 0-517-514702 | Basic |
| NILSEN, ANNA & BURGESS, MARK | FOLLOW THE KITE | 1997 | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd | 0-00-136043-4 | Story |
| NORTHWEST FIGHTER KITE ASSOCIATION | FIGHTERS NORTH AMERICAN SINGLE LINE SPORT KITES | 1999 | Northwest Fighter Kite Association | Fighters | |
| PAPROCKI, RAY | THE HIGH-FLYING WORLD OF KITES | 1989 | Willowisp Press | 0-87406-431-7 | Basic |
| PARK, LINDA SUE | THE KITE FIGHTERS | 2000 | Clarion Books | 0-395-94041-9 | Story |
| PELHAM, DAVID | THE PENGUIN BOOK OF KITES | 1976 | Penguin Books Ltd | 0-7139-1017-8 | Basic |
| PELHAM, DAVID | THE PENGUIN BOOK OF KITES | 1983 | Penguin Books Ltd | 0-1400-4117-6 | Basic |
| POYNTER, DAN | HANG GLIDING THE BASIC HANDBOOK OF SKYSURFING | 1975 | Daniel F. Poynter | 0-915516-02-0 | Gliding |
| RIDGWAY, HAROLD | KITE MAKING AND FLYING | 1962 | Gramercy Publishing Company | Basic | |
| ROBSON, DENNY | KITES AND FLYING OBJECTS | 1991 | Aladdin Books Ltd | 1-871612-08-X | Basic |
| ROCHE, HANNAH AND PRATT, PIERRE | COREY'S KITE | 1996 | De Agostini Editions Ltd | 1-899883-48-7 | Story |
| ROMANELLI, SERENA | LITTLE BOBO SAVES THE DAY | 1997 | North-South Books Inc | 1-55858-786-1 | Story |
| ROWLANDS, JIM | KITES TO MAKE AND FLY | 1989 | B. T. Batsford Ltd | 0-8521-9801-9 | Basic |
| ROWLANDS, JIM | KITES AND WINDSOCKS | 1992 | B. T. Batsford Ltd | 0-7134-6705-3 | Basic |
| RUST, IZAK C. | KITES | 1990 | Delos | 1-86826-027-5 | Basic |
| SAITO, TADAO | HIGH FLYERS COLORFUL KITES FROM JAPAN | 1969 | Japan Publications Inc | Japanese | |
| SAITO, TADAO | FURUSATO-NO-TAKO (THE KITES IN FOLKLANDS) | 1982 | Grahpic Inc | 4-7661-0266-5 | Japanese |
| SAMS, KENNETH | FLYING TOYS | 1991 | Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd | 1-86351-038-9 | Basic |
| SCHIMMELPFENNIG, WOLFGANG | MAKING & FLYING KITES | 1989 | Hamlyn | 1-55521-376-6 | Basic |
| SCHIMMELPFENNIG, WOLFGANG | MAKING & FLYING STUNT KITES & ONE-LINERS | 1995 | Sterling Publishing Company Inc | 0-8069-0870-X | Basic |
| SCHMIDT, NORMAN | THE GREAT KITE BOOK | 1997 | Sterling Publishing Co Inc | 1-895569-36-2 | Basic |
| SCHMIDT, NORMAN | MARVELOUS MINI-KITES | 1998 | Sterling Publishing Co Inc | 1-895569-29-X | Basic |
| SCHOFIELD, BERNARD | THE URBAN DWELLER'S COUNTRY ALMANAC | 1978 | Cassell Ltd | 0-304-30235-X | Craft |
| SHAW, W. HUDSON AND RUHEN, OLAF | LAWRENCE HARGRAVE, EXPLORER, INVENTOR AND AVIATION EXPERIMENTER | 1977 | Cassell Australia Ltd | 0-7269-3708-8 | History |
| SKINNER, SCOTT AND FUJINO, ALI | KITES PAPER WINGS OVER JAPAN | 1997 | Thames and Hudson Inc | 0-500-27942-X | Japanese |
| STADLER, JOHN | ONE SEAL | 1999 | Orchard Books, A Grolier Company | 0-531-30195-8 | Story |
| STREETER, TAL | THE ART OF THE JAPANESE KITE | 1974 | Weatherhill Inc | 0-8348-0088-8 | Japanese |
| STREETER, TAL | A KITE JOURNEY THROUGH INDIA | 1996 | Weatherhill Inc | 0-8348-0301-1 | Fighters |
| THOMAS, BILL | THE COMPLETE WORLD OF KITES | 1977 | J. B. Lippincott Company | 0-397-01189-X | Basic |
| TOY, LELAND | FLIGHT PATTERNS (A GUIDE TO KITEMAKING) | 1997 | Sky High Press | Basic | |
| TURPIN, SHIRLEY | A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FLYING INDIAN FIGHTER KITES | 1994 | The Highway Men | Fighters | |
| TYRRELL, SUSAN | KITES: THE GENTLE ART OF HIGH FLYING | 1978 | Doubleday & Company Inc | 0-385-13055-4 | Basic |
| VAN VEEN, HARM | THE TAO OF KITEFLYING | 1996 | Eeolus Press Inc | 0-937315-01-X | Aerodynamics |
| VAUGHAN, MARCIA & MULLINS, PATRICIA | THE SEA-BREEZE HOTEL | 1991 | Margaret Hamilton Books Pty Ltd | 0-947241-02-7 | Story |
| WAGENVOORD, JAMES | FLYING KITES | 1968 | The Macmillan Company | 68-31281 | Basic |
| WANG, HONGXUN | CHINESE KITES | 1989 | Foreign Languages Press | 7-119-00093-4 | Chinese |
| WANG, HONGXUN AND XU, SHUYAN | CHINESE KITES | 1994 | 7-5318-0268-6 | Chinese | |
| WRIGHT, CHRIS | KITE FLIGHT: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 1998 | Middlesex University Press | 1-898253-23-4 | Aerodynamics |
| YOLEN, JANE | THE SEVENTH MANDARIN | 1970 | The Seabury Press | 70-115784 | Story |
| YOLEN, WILL | THE COMPLETE BOOK OF KITES AND KITE FLYING | 1976 | Simon and Schuster | 0-671-22191-4 | Basic |
| ZHANG, JUN | KITES | 1984 | Mei Lian | Taiwanese | |
| ZHEN, LIU | CHINA KITES | 1994 | Shandong Science and Technology Press | 7-5331-1393-4 | Chinese |
| KITES THAT REALLY FLY | 1990 | Budget Books Pty Ltd | 0-7323-0962-X | Models | |