Andrew Dewar was born in Toronto, Ontario and graduated from
Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (B.A. Journalism) and University of
Toronto (M.A. Japanese Studies, Library and Information Science)
before moving to Japan in 1988. After completing his doctoral
studies in library science at Keio University, he joined the
faculty of a junior college in Japan. Soon after arriving in Japan
he rediscovered his childhood love of designing and flying paper
airplanes. His passion for paper airplanes led him to become
president of the Fukushima Paper Airplane Club. Dewar has published
over 30 paper crafting books and kits. He also teaches paper
airplane workshops and does seminars at schools, libraries,
community centers and museums. He lived and taught library science
in Fukushima, Japan, until the giant earthquake and nuclear
accident in March 2011, when the city became unsafe. After a brief
stay in Canada, he's returned with his family to Gifu, Japan.
Kostya Vints was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. In 1995,
he received his Master degree in Product Design at Belorussian
Polytechnic Academy (Minsk, Belarus). After moving to Los Angeles
in 1997, he continued to pursue his career as a graphic artist and
in 2002 Kostya graduated from Westwood College of Technology with
an Associate degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia. He has been
creating digital art for over 13 years. Kostya has produced
illustrations and conceptual art for a diverse array of companies
and publications worldwide.
"Your kids will love to fold and fly these sturdy, aerodynamic
paper airplanes! […] The colors of the paper are very vibrant, and
the guidelines for the folding really helped my younger kids."
--OutNumberedMama.com blog
"This book is the ultimate collection of easy-to-fold,
high-performance planes for kids who are fascinated by paper or
origami airplanes […] My kids read and learned about the forces
that enable a plane to fly and affect the performance of their
planes. They had so much fun testing out the planes they made by
coaxing the planes through their paces: doing loops, barrel rolls,
glides and dives." --uTry.it blog
"Ultimate Paper Airplanes For Kids would be fun for birthday
parties, clubs, snow days, or indoor recesses. Have a race, see who
can land on the included pull-out airport, or just have some good
old fun with them." --Castle View Academy blog
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