[Mirabelle]

The Penguin Book of Kites by David Pelham is out of print now, but I obtained 2 paperback copis in very good condition so that Mandy and I could build kites for our youngs to enjoy flying.

Since David Pelham's paperback was last published in 1988, higher quality kite materials have been invented, such as Velcro and adhesive-backed Velcro, also carbon fibre. These and higher strength ripstop nylon has come on in leaps and bounds together with slim profiled carbon fibre struts, poles so thin but so strong can be incorporated into the most intricate of kites - and wow, haven't we had a wonderful time flying them?