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 Legend of the Kite written by Jiang Hong Chen and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 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 Legend of the Kite written by Chen Jiang Hong and published by . This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ¿¿Do you want to know why there are so many kites flying over our heads today?¿ Grandfather asks. Dan-Long¿s eyes light up. 'Oh yes, Grandfather, Please!¿ 'Okay,¿ says Grandfather. 'I¿ll start at the beginning¿¿ Every spring the Festival of the Kite is celebrated in China. When a boy's kite flies away from him, his grandfather tells him the legend behind the celebration, encouraging the boy to build a new, more beautiful one. Translated from the French edition. Full-color illustrations.
Download or read book The King of Kites written by Judith Heneghan and published by Evans Brothers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Anil hears about a big wedding in the village, he decides to make twelve kites to fly in honour of the bride. But Anil's mother is making clothes for the special day and she needs Anil's help, and all of his ribbons and sequins too. How can there be a wedding without kites?
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 The Kite written by Jeyanthi Manokaran and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere in a village in India, a kite fight is about to end. the purple kite is defeated and the red kite is the victor, but what's this? The chord has snapped and the kite is now on the run. Can the children catch it or will the kite catcher be able to outrun them? 'The Kite' (English), written by Jeyanthi Manokaran, illustrated by Jeyanthi Manokaran, published by Pratham Books (© Pratham Books, 2016) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in
Download or read book Red Kite Blue Kite written by Ji-li Jiang and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, fly kites from their roof and look down at the crowded city streets below, they feel free, like the kites. Baba loves telling Tai Shan stories while the kites--one red, and one blue--rise, dip, and soar together. Then, a bad time comes. People wearing red armbands shut down the schools, smash store signs, and search houses. Baba is sent away, and Tai Shan goes to live with Granny Wang. Though father and son are far apart, they have a secret way of staying close. Every day they greet each other by flying their kites???one red, and one blue???until Baba can be free again, like the kites. Inspired by the dark time of the Cultural Revolution in China, this is a soaring tale of hope that will resonate with anyone who has ever had to love from a distance.
Download or read book The Legend of the Kite A Story of China With Doll written by Jiang Hong Chen and published by . This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soundprints takes readers on a voyage around the world with books that introduce children to different countries. Storybooks about children from other countries, created by authors and illustrators from those countries, show readers what life is like around the world. Dolls are sculpted and the clothing is designed for the true ethnicity of the country featured. Every spring the Festival of the Kite is celebrated in China. When a boy's kite flies away from him, his grandfather tells him the legend behind the celebration, encouraging the boy to build a new, more beautiful kite.
Download or read book Ben Franklin and His First Kite written by Stephen Krensky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two popular series, Ready-to-Read and Childhood of Famous Americans, combine to present the story of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite! Simultaneous.
Download or read book World on a String written by Jane Yolen and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history of the kite, its use in sport, recreation, science, and war, and its many variations of form and design.
Download or read book Legend of the Kite written by Jiang Hong Chen and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soundprints takes readers on a voyage around the world with books that introduce children to different countries. Storybooks about children from other countries, created by authors and illustrators from those countries, show readers what life is like around the world. Dolls are sculpted and the clothing is designed for the true ethnicity of the country featured. Every spring the Festival of the Kite is celebrated in China. When a boy's kite flies away from him, his grandfather tells him the legend behind the celebration, encouraging the boy to build a new, more beautiful kite.
Download or read book The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
Download or read book Kite Day written by Will Hillenbrand and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a windy spring day, Bear sniffs the air. Could it be. . . Kite day? Rushing home he tells Mole, and the two fast friends get to work building a kite of their own. They study, and collect, and measure, and construct—and soon, their kite is flying high above the meadow. But when a storm rumbles in—SNAP!—the kite string breaks, and all their hard work soars away. Chasing after it, Mole and Bear discover all is not lost—wedged in the branches of a tree, their kite protects a nest of baby birds from the pouring rain. Will Hillenbrand's Bear and Mole series is the perfect choice for storytime sharing or reading aloud. Strong verbs, repetitive phrases, and fun-to-read sounds keep young listeners and readers engaged with the story, while the gentle illustrations add detail and quiet humor. Kids will delight in poring over these books again and again. Don't miss the other Bear and Mole titles, including All For a Dime, Spring is Here, and First Star!
Download or read book The Story of the Kite written by Harry Edward Neal and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells about the origins of kites, how to make kites, how kites have helped us, and how to fly kites.
Download or read book Internet Activities Through the Year written by Mary Zinn-Beiting and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Realms of the Cat written by Susan Kite and published by World Castle Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-06-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TB is perfectly happy as a free city cat until he learns he has lived another life in an alternate universe. The human girl in his former family is in danger and TB is assigned to go through an interdimensional portal and protect her. Instead of protecting her, he has made it possible for someone to kidnap her. Now TB must gather a team of cats and dogs to go back through the portal and rescue her. At the same time, he must figure out why all of the city’s dogs are disappearing.
Download or read book Go Fly a Kite Charlie Brown written by Charles M. Schulz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based upon the Peanuts comic strip series by Charles M. Schulz with the same title.
