100 Paper Planes to Fold and Fly

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Fold the top right corner down so that its edge meets the crease that goes from top left to bottom right. 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. This paper airplane is a warm-up of sorts. It’s simple, requires few folds, and flies well. It’s just not going to win you any contests or style points. If it’s your kid’s first time making a real paper airplane, this is a good place to start. Webster's voice is incredibly powerful as she tells this fictionalised account of real events in a childlike voice. Paper Planes is When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit for the generation that saw people jumping from the Twin Towers. This is both a blessing and a curse.

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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.

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. First, fold the top left corner all the way down so it meets the right edge of the paper. You’ll then unfold, as this will be a guiding crease. Both corners folded in, meeting both the top flap and the previously-made creases. These are ultimately the wings.

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Fold in half lengthwise and then unfold. As with the Bulldog above, this center crease is just a guide for future folds. Franklin, Garth (12 November 2013). "Worthington, Lapaglia Throw "Paper Planes" ". darkhorizons.com . Retrieved 10 February 2014.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. I read this because I wanted to see the movie but wanted to read the book first. Once I actually have the book, I find that the book is simply a novelization of the movie. Something that is not always done terribly well. However, I'd take great care to tailor this book to the child and the child's maturity, not giving this to just any child aged 10 to 14. Simon Weaving of Screenwize called the film, "a wholesome, feel-good tale of a primary school underdog who dreams of getting to the world paper plane championships in Japan." [ citation needed]

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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. 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. Although the protagonist is a child, like in Sonya Hartnett's Of a Boy, this is not a story for children. Not unless you've had to explain war and trauma to a child. If your child has experienced events like those in Paper Planes then this book is a must, to be read with close supervision and support. If your child has a close friend or family member who is suffering as a result of living through events like those in Paper Planes then this book should also be read with close supervision and support.

Most readers would be keen to read a book before seeing the movie and usually, I’m quite particular about it too. However, seeing that this is rather movie to book, I’d opted to watch it first before reading. I really enjoyed the movie (especially, at the end, when I caught hubby trying to hide a tear or two he is not going to live this one down, lol). It was a fun movie with excellent casting.