INQUIRY.NET will tell you how to make a dragon kite, three kinds of butterfly kite, a balloon kite, and an elephant kite that the author calls “an excellent flier.” And more of course. Why not build them now, fly them now, and take them to the beach this summer?

     I was fascinated by his idea of a kite for swimming. It will tow you as you lie on your back on a board in the water. The author thought he had invented something new, but it turns out that Benjamin Franklin thought of it first. Though Franklin didn’t think of the board.

http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/kites/swim.htm

     BEAUTIFUL KITES: Here you see the beauty of the kites and the skill of the man who controls them.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pe2PddwZJAI