Download or read book The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing written by Maxine Trottier and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too poor to buy a real kite, Eddie flies an imaginary one that catches the attention of Old Chan, the wealthy patron of the kite festival.
Download or read book Tiny Kites written by Lucien Zell and published by DOS Madres Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. "From Prague (a city he calls 'Threshold') comes the gnomic verse of the expatriate American poet Lucien Zell. The old alchemists would recognize what Zell is up to: the transformation of base materials (simple words, direct images) into spiritual gold. The result is what he calls 'The extraordinary bliss to be found in the ordinary.' Kafka too would surely understand."--Norman Finkelstein
Download or read book The Kitemaster written by Jim C. Hines and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A werewolf with a taste for puppets... a modern-day bard whose power flows from the bellows of her accordion... a magical dagger with an extremely unusual power. This collection features six lighter fantasy tales from the award-winning author of the Magic Ex Libris series, The Legend of Jig the Dragonslayer series, and the Princess novels, beginning with The Stepsister Scheme.
Download or read book Donkey s Kite written by Liana Melissa Allen and published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful children's picture book with the theme of bullying, perseverance, teamwork, helping others, and friendship filled with colorful storytelling illustrations by the author! A perfect read-aloud book!! *****A FIVE STARS READERS’ FAVORITE® and *****MOM’S CHOICE AWARDS® SILVER MEDALIST honoring excellence!! *****Awesome children's book with great lessons taught!! What a great series Liana-Melissa Allen has started!!! I loved both "The Three Little Horses and the Big Bully Donkey" as well as "Donkey's Kite". My 7-year-old daughter enjoyed the story but she absolutely loved all the awesome illustrations. I love a picture book with great teaching points and Mrs. Allen has hit the nail on the head with very relevant subject matter in her series. ---Michelle McCormick Amazon Book Review *****A kite helps bring strangers and friends together in a relatable tale for children in “Donkey’s Kite". The storyline includes humorous moments, which add light to the story’s theme. It offers some teachable moments and character lessons around bullying and helping others succeed. The well-rounded story is relatable for children and provides examples they can glean from their lives or those of other children they know. The character Gusty provides an example of how children can help each other, even when they’re different, and especially when they struggle to achieve a goal. Eventually, the loss of the kite helps Donkey’s friends realize their selfishness. The book does a good job of sharing the central conflict and resolutions. Children of different age groups could enjoy and learn from "Donkey's Kite." --WRITER'S DIGEST Judge, 27th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. *****"An excellent fable...laced with humor, charm, and a bit of the Golden Rule. The second volume in a fresh horse fantasy series, tells the entertaining story of three horse brothers and their friend Donkey who are excitedly creating homemade kites for kite flying day at Horse Meadow Park. Cheery, expressive horse and donkey figures in color who learn more about being good friends together and looking out for each other." *****MBR: Children's Bookwatch *****"This is another fun adventure in Horse Valley. Children will learn the true value of friendship and not giving up. There were more wonderful illustrations that kept me lingering, looking for all the hidden gems secreted on each page. With such fun, colorful characters and lessons to be learned, children will delight in this new adventure and be begging for more." *****laurathomas61, Amazon Book Reviewer *****"This book has bright, colorful illustrations that children are sure to enjoy. The dialogue is lively and fast-moving; it would be a fun read-aloud for preschool children." *****Birdhouse Books, Amazon Book Reviewer STORY: In the enchanted land of Horse Valley, it's a perfect day to go kite flying! Horse brothers Jack, Max, Lax, and their friend Donkey decide to get creative by putting together their own homemade kites. However, Donkey's kite doesn't turn out very well. No matter how hard he tries to get it to fly, it just keeps tumbling to the ground. How will poor Donkey get his kite to fly? Well, a friendly goose named Gusty is delighted to help him out. In this Horse Valley Adventure, Donkey learns not to give up when all seems hopeless. They all learn a lesson about helping others and true friendship.
Download or read book A Different Freedom written by Nikita Desai and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kite flying is a sport native to South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Symbolic of both freedom and control, the kite has been used as a metaphor in classical Indian literature, poetry, language and folklore. Uttarayan, a kite festival celebrated in the state of Gujarat, is not merely a religious observance, but also a time when young and old come together in celebration; a time when differences hold little meaning… The culture of flying and fighting kites, its history, politics, language, and the commerce that lies at the core of the Gujarati way of life provide an interesting backdrop to the celebration of Uttarayan. The buying of kites, preparations in the kitchen and the rooftop wars all form a part of this colourful festival. A Different Freedom explorers the world of the kite, as it travels and changes through the centuries, to its current form and the festivities associated with it in modern day Gujarat.
Download or read book Calamity Kite written by Anita Powell and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is excitement and anticipation in the air! Kite Day is coming! With help from her family, Katie’s kite is wonderfully constructed. How thrilling it will be to fly with all of the other beautifully homemade kites at school! Katie and her kite are quite sure they know all that is necessary in order to be successful. Through a series of misadventures, they discover that it saves time and trouble to welcome advice and to follow instructions. What they learn through their various trials leads them to an exhilarating experience after all! 7
Download or read book Introduction to the Mathematics of Quasicrystals written by Marko V. Jaric and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the Mathematics of Quasicrystals provides a pedagogical introduction to mathematical concepts and results necessary for a quantitative description or analysis of quasicrystals. This book is organized into five chapters that cover the three mathematical areas most relevant to quasicrystals, namely, the theory of almost periodic functions, the theory of aperiodic tilings, and group theory. Chapter 1 describes the aspects of the theory of tiling in two- and three-dimensional space that are important for understanding some of the ways in which "classical mathematical crystallography is being generalized; this process is to include possible models for aperiodic crystals. Chapter 2 examines the non-local nature of assembly "mistakes that might have significance to the quasicrystals growth. This chapter also describes how closely a physical quasicrystal might be able to approximate a three-dimensional version of tilings. Chapter 3 discusses the theoretical background and concepts of group theory of icosahedral quasicrystals. Chapter 4 presents the local properties of the three-dimensional Penrose tilings and their global construction is described through the projection method. This chapter emphasizes the relationship between quasiperiodic sets of points and quasiperiodic tiling. Chapter 5 explores the analysis of defects in quasicrystals and their kinetics, as well as some properties of the perfect system. This book is of great value to physicists, crystallographers, metallurgists, and beginners in the field of quasicrystals.
Download or read book The Fireside annual afterw pictorial annual formerly Our own fireside conducted by C Bullock written by Fireside pictorial annual and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Skeletons written by Jan Zalasiewicz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of skeletons enabled an unprecedented array of bodies to evolve, from the tiniest seed shrimp to dinosaurs and blue whales. This book explores the incredible variety of skeletons in nature, and the impacts of climate change, and of medical and technological advances, for the future of skeletons.--
Download or read book Kites written by Rosanne Cobb and published by Richmond Hills, Ont. : Firefly Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to kiting -- from flying a paper kite at a park to para-kiting over the ocean featuring detailed descriptions of equipment, step-by-step photographs, guidelines for choosing a kite, setup, safety and more.
Download or read book Sky Flyers written by Richard Mousseau and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soaring freely on wings of silky canvas fabric, a colourful kite is barely seen against a clear blue sky. Higher than any of the other kites, twenty assorted kites jostled for manoeuverability. Higher above them floated a sky flyer, its fabric skin taunt against a warm updraft and wind. Stressed to the breaking point, the tethered line held fast to the kite's structural frame. Lazy dog day afternoons are meant for relaxing, and will be recalled in declining years of age. The Sky Flyer waved its long tail of spinning fan blades. Competing kids unreeled in line, in hopes of matching the sky flyer's height. Eyes fixated on the height of the sky flyer. Kids cheered, and town's folk paused, all awed with delight. Some wished that their childhood could have been as adventurous and playful. This September of Nineteen-Ten Is a momentous day. Quote: Boy, kids had fun back in the olden days. Modern kids are missing out on life. At sixty, I want to go fly a kite!
Download or read book Youth s Companion written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Background Artist written by Karen Fang and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You might not know the name Tyrus Wong, but you probably know some of the images he created, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic Bambi. Yet when he came to this country as a child, Tyrus was an illegal immigrant locked up in an offshore detention center. How did he go on to a long and prosperous career drawing animation cels, storyboards, and greeting cards that shaped the American imagination? Background Artist shares the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong’s remarkable 106-year life and showcases his wide array of creative work, from the paintings and fine art prints he made working for Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration to the unique handmade kites he designed and flew on the Santa Monica beach. It tells how he came to the United States as a ten-year-old boy in 1920, at a time when the Chinese Exclusion Act barred him from legal citizenship. Yet it also shows how Wong found American communities that welcomed him and nurtured his artistic talent. Covering everything from his work as a studio sketch artist for Warner Bros. to the best-selling Christmas cards he designed for Hallmark and other greeting card companies, this book celebrates a multitalented Asian American artist and pioneer.
Download or read book The Modern Kiteflier written by Patti Gibbons and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past generation, kiteflying has evolved beyond a childhood rite of passage into a mainstream adult activity. The kite's popularity skyrocketed at a time when kite makers adopted modern synthetic materials developed for other industries. A new breed of sport kites appeared and kite artists emerged, dazzling onlookers with three-dimensional aerial sculptures. Inventors perfected new designs and accessories while entrepreneurs created a multimillion-dollar kiting industry. Yet, the kitefliers themselves have remained largely anonymous. Drawing on the World Kite Museum's audio archives, this book brings together firsthand stories from the community of devoted enthusiasts who pull the strings.
Download or read book The Little Blue Kite written by Mark Z. Danielewski and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all have fears, but if we can’t face the small ones how will we face the big ones? Kai is afraid to fly a little blue kite. But Kai is also very, very brave, and overcoming this small fear will lead him on a great adventure. Remember: all great adventures start with one little moment. You know the one. It’s like a gentle breeze whispering in your ear what you already know by heart: not even the sky is the limit . . . The only other thing you might want to know about this book is that there are at least three ways to read it. The first way takes only a few minutes. Just follow the rainbow-colored words. The second takes only a little bit longer. Just follow the words haloed with blue and red and the rainbow words too. For the third way, just start at the beginning.
Download or read book The Enchanted Globe written by Sean Faircloth and published by Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA). This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearing his twelfth birthday, Brendan, together with his younger brother Ryan and friend Gabrielle, discovers a mysterious golden object in the Maine woods. To their amazement a ghostly voice from within entreats them to save the world from McGrab, a horrifying creature who wishes to conquer the planet. Before they know it, the three children cut through the earth's crust in a magical sphere as they try to stop McGrab. Confident of victory, McGrab toys with his adversaries, leaving clues about what they must seek across the globe in order to stop him. Traveling from continent to continent amid hair-raising adventures and thrilling escapes, the children solve his cryptic puzzles. Along the way, they discover surreal places and stunning geography: a pink lake, a building capped with giant eggs, and an island that arises in a single day. Armed with knowledge about the world and themselves that they've gained in their wild chase, the children return home to face McGrab in a decisive battle in which the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
