Download or read book Kite Flying written by Grace Lin and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family from Dim Sum for Everyone! is back for a new outing– building and flying their own kite! The wind is blowing. It is a good day for kites! The whole family makes a trip to the local craft store for paper, glue, and paint. Everyone has a job: Ma-Ma joins sticks together. Ba-Ba glues paper. Mei-Mei cuts whiskers while Jie-Jie paints a laughing mouth. Dragon eyes are added and then everyone attaches the final touch . . . a noisemaker! Now their dragon kite is ready to fly. Kite Flying celebrates the Chinese tradition of kite making and kite flying and lovingly depicts a family bonded by this ancient and modern pleasure.

Download or read book Chinese Kite Festival written by Richard Lo and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children can learn animal names in both English and Chinese with this beautifully illustrated book! A tiger pounces across the sky. A ladybug takes flight from a leaf. Animal names and their significance in Chinese culture is beautifully explored for young readers in this stunning book. Simple bilingual text helps teach children animal names in both English and Chinese, and little ones will learn that butterflies are a sign of love, bees signify hard work, and more through the very simple and accessible backmatter. Paired with Rich Lo's vibrant digital watercolors, this simple and practical introduction to Chinese animal names and symbolism is irresistible. A CCBC Choice

Download or read book Chinese Kite Festival written by Chen Hou and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the Chine Kite Festival with this cute and exciting introduction for kids ages 7to 12. This impactful book, which focuses on the activities and traditions of this joyous festival, will teach you everything there is to know about the Chinese Kite Festival. Kite Flying honors the Chinese custom of making and flying kites and tenderly shows a family united by this timeless pleasure. Come partake in this merry and colorful festival that are customary in China and some other parts of the world. Learn all about the activities of The Kite Festival with this book; Festive customs - Children will discover how the Chinese Kite Festival is observed. Fun information and illustrations - Colorful images and illuminating data encourage children to learn new things about The Kite Festival. This colorful and joyous book will encourage kids to learn more about the festival. LET'S BEGIN THE JOURNEY!

Download or read book The Kite that Touched the Sky written by Jim Mockford and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Emperor and the Kite written by Jane Yolen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-07-20 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father.?A familiar jewel polished to unaccustomed brilliance.? ? Booklist?It is rare to find a book where the beauty of the language and image are so finely meshed as in this tale of loyalty and love.? ? United Press InternationalJane Yolen lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts and Scotland. Ed Young lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Download or read book Moonbeams Dumplings Dragon Boats written by Nina Simonds and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spectacular fireworks, silk lions dancing through the streets, sumptuous family banquets - these are the hallmarks of Chinese New Year. Now, discover how to bring this splendid celebration, and others, into your own home. In this glorious collection, bestselling cookbook author Nina Simonds joins with Leslie Swartz and The Children's Museum, Boston, to offer festival lore, traditional stories, delectable recipes, and engaging activities that will inspire you to enjoy a full year of Chinese holidays. Try such treats as golden New Year's dumplings or tasty moon cakes. Build a kite at Qing Ming or a miniature dragon boat for the Dragon Boat Festival. Share the stories of the greedy Kitchen God or the valiant imperial warrior Hou Yi. Whether your family ahs embraced these holidays for generations or is introducing new traditions, Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats offers exciting ways for the whole family to celebrate year after year, presenting background information, related tales, and activities for celebrating five Chinese festivals--Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival, Qing Ming, the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Moon Festival.

Download or read book City of Kites written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Thanking the Moon Celebrating the Mid Autumn Moon Festival written by Grace Lin and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret wish up to the moon. Grace Lin’s luminous and gloriously patterned artwork is perfect for this holiday tale. Her story is simple—tailor-made for reading aloud to young children. And she includes an informative author’s note with further details on the customs and traditions of the Moon Festival for parents and teachers. The Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays of the year along with the Lunar New Year, so this book makes an excellent companion to Grace Lin’s Bringing In the New Year, which features the same family.

Download or read book A Chapter of Folklore written by Lewis Hodous and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese Kites written by Hongxun Wang and published by Beijing : Foreign Languages Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese New Year Colors written by Richard Lo and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bilingual color concept book celebrates a rainbow of traditional objects seen during the Chinese New Year. Hóng is the color of explosive firecrackers! Jīn is the hue of lucky coins. Zŏng is the shade of sweet peanut puffs. Welcome to the festivities of the Chinese New Year, where symbolic gifts, foods, and objects come together in a celebration of beautiful colors. This vibrant, simple, and highly graphic bilingual book is the perfect introduction to Chinese and English words for colors as it honors one of the biggest holidays around the world. Includes informative back matter.

Download or read book Chinese Kites written by David F. Jue and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1967 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief introduction to the customs and history of kite flying in China, followed by instructions on materials, techniques, and designs for making your own Chinese kite.

Download or read book Ancient Chinese Inventions written by Yinke Deng and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Chinese Inventions provides an illustrated introduction to the numerous scientific and technological inventions to which China can lay claim.

Download or read book The Legend of the Kite written by Jiang Hong Chen and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To make him feel better about losing his kite, a boy's grandfather tells him a story about why the Chinese build kites.

Download or read book A Carp for Kimiko written by Virginia Kroll and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CARP FOR KIMIKO is the story of a young girl's struggle against the strong current of tradition. Every year on Children's Day in Japan a kite in the shape of a carp is flown for each boy in the family. Kimiko is a little girl who desperately wants an orange, black, and white calico carp kite of her own to fly on this holiday. Kimiko's parents remind her that there is a holiday just for girls?Doll's Festival Day, but this does not stop Kimiko from dreaming about and wishing for her very own carp. The magical ending achieves the impossible?Kimiko gets what she longs for without breaking tradition. Katherine Roundtree's beautiful illustrations evoke the wonder and excitement of childhood, which will charm readers of all cultures.

Download or read book Dragon Kite of the Autumn Moon written by Valerie Reddix and published by Lothrop Lee & Shepard. This book was released on 1992 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his grandfather is sick, Tad-Tin goes out to fly his special dragon kite, so that it can take all their troubles away with it.

Download or read book India Guide Gujarat written by Anjali H. Desai and published by India Guide Publications. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook to Gujarat state, arranged by region.