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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Skye's cousin Hiroshi and his family move to Virginia from Japan, the cultural differences lead to misunderstandings and both children are unhappy at the changes in their lives--will flying the dragon kite finally bring them together?
7) Storm
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Despite the stormy weather, a boy and his granddad decide it's the perfect day for kite flying. First they have to find the kite ... then their adventure really takes off"--Page 4 of cover.
10) Oh, Bear
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Bear's new kite is stuck in a tree, but it is then used by his friend Bird to build a nest.
Author
Series
Unicorn princesses volume 5
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Princess Breeze invites her human friend, Cressida, to attend the Blast, a festival featuring kite flying, but the wizard-lizard, Ernest, has blundered again and now giant bats sleep on the kites.
13) Lucky song
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
©1997.
Language
English
Description
The song a little girl hears describes her kite-flying adventure.
14) A kite for Melia
Author
Publisher
Chasing a Spider Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
There is beauty in determination and ingenuity. These attributes are evident in Melia, whose friendship and connection with Ginger transcends time. A Kite for Melia delicately deals with the idea of loss and acceptance, using soft words woven with meaning that can be understood by everyone.
15) Obstreperous
Author
Publisher
Anthology Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Almost every child has at some time made a kite. But few have ever made a kite with so much a mind of its own as Obstreperous. Though it was made in the normal way, with sticks and string and paper and rags, it didn't fly anything like a normal way. At first it didn't fly at all because there was no wind. And when the winds came, it dipped and bounced and created all sorts of problems for its maker. In the end, too, it had its way and left some people...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Yazul loves making kites with his grandfather, but all he truly desires is the approval of his father. Yazul's father, lord of a han along the Silk Road, is a man made stern by loneliness, and Yazul's love of kite-making only seems to elicit disappointment. "Travel and trade are what matters, " his father says. But when the han is attacked by bandits, Yazul has an idea. With the help of his grandfather, he might just be able to use his kite-making...
Author
Series
Amazing Chinese inventions volume 3
Publisher
Immedium, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Long ago in China, three brothers become tired of chasing birds from their family's rice fields and experiment with ways to make the job easier. Includes a historical note and instructions for making and flying a kite.
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