Kite Flying in the Village
Kite Flying in the Village

Author: Myrtle Watson

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-03

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 145208632X

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A Guyanese Girl's Story is a series of short stories from my childhood. One of my favorite is "Kite Flying in the Village". Kite flying is a family outing for many in Guyana, South America. Easter is a very special holiday in my village of Vreedenhoop in which the children of many ages make and decorate kites to fly in celebration of Easter. Another part of kite flying is when mischievous children cut down kites by attaching a razor to their own kites. In this story the main character Anya deals with a mean boy named Joey who lives next door. While flying kites, Anya learns a valuable lesson of friendship and family. Children will enjoy the sneaky plots of the mean neighborhood boy as well as the colorful illustrations.

Red Kite, Blue Kite
Red Kite, Blue Kite

Author: Ji-li Jiang

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2016-08-04

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1368004431

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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.

The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner

Author: Khaled Hosseini

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2011-09-05

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 140882485X

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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.

The Magnificent Book of Kites
The Magnificent Book of Kites

Author: Maxwell Eden

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2002-08

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 9781402700941

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Provides step-by-step instruction for designing a variety of kites, and offers tips on material selection and flying techniques.

Farmer Falgu Goes to the Market
Farmer Falgu Goes to the Market

Author: Chitra Soundar

Publisher: Farmer Falgu

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788181903129

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Falgu decides to take his food to the market, but after he endures a bumpy trip, he comes up with a great idea to sell his damaged goods.

Let's Fly a Kite
Let's Fly a Kite

Author: Stuart J. Murphy

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2000-08-22

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 0064467376

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Let's Fly a Kite When Bob and Hannah split something, the two pieces had better be symmetrical--exactly the same. BUt to fly their kite, they'll have to learn something new--cooperation!

A Kite at the Edge of the World
A Kite at the Edge of the World

Author: Katy Grant

Publisher: Yearning Press

Published: 2020-04-02

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1733080619

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It had been a great day. Perhaps the Best Day… A seaside village many years ago. A boy makes a new friend who says he has always wanted to come to the seashore. This is his last wish, to see where the world ends and the blue begins—because he is dying. “Then we should do something fun today,” the younger boy announces. Fun! With all the doctors and hospitals, there’s been little time for fun. But what should they do? Flying a kite is great fun on a windy day. But first they must make their kite. And they’ll need supplies. And the money to buy them. And they will have to get around all the grown-ups who might stand in their way. And so this never-to-be-forgotten day begins. This is a story of friendship. Of first loss. And of seizing the day.

Catch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite
Catch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite

Author: Jeffrey Lee

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2004-04-27

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1400048109

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Knowing how to fold a paper airplane can make you a better parent! Well, maybe not better, but you’ll certainly have more fun with your children, who understandably assume that you know how to do just about everything. If they only knew! Catch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite is for parents who want to teach their children what they really want to learn--even the skills you never mastered or haven't practiced in a few decades. This book contains clear, simple, step-by-step instructions for teaching more than twenty little life skills that every child should know, including how to: • Work a yo-yo • Build a fire • Eat with chopsticks • Skip a stone • Fly a homemade kite • Throw a Frisbee While you teach your children, you get to learn the skills too, or at the very least improve on them. Activities range from practical, like locating the constellations, to completely frivolous fun, like turning a blade of grass into a musical instrument. Some are simple enough for four-year-olds, and others will appeal to the most jaded adolescent. Each skill is illustrated and is rounded out with fascinating trivia (did you know that the world’s largest sand castle measured six stories high?) or funny jokes. Age-appropriate information is given for each skill, but they all have one thing in common: You and your kids can do them together!

Kite Flying
Kite Flying

Author: Grace Lin

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2013-06-26

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0307793273

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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.

The Kite Fighters
The Kite Fighters

Author: Linda Sue Park

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2010-06-07

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0547346085

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A tale of two brothers in fifteenth-century Korea from theNewbery Medal winner and #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water. In this riveting novel, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. Kee-sup can craft a kite unequaled in strength and beauty, but his younger brother, Young-sup, can fly a kite as if he controlled the wind itself. It’s like the kite is part of him—the part that wants to fly. Their combined skills attract the notice of Korea’s young king, who chooses Young-sup to fly the royal kite in the New Year kite-flying competition—an honor that is also an awesome responsibility. Although tradition decrees, and the boys’ father insists, that the older brother represent the family, both brothers know that this time the family’s honor is best left in Young-sup’s hands. But how do you stand up to the way things have always been? This touching and suspenseful historical novel from the author of A Single Shard, filled with the authentic detail and flavor of traditional Korean kite fighting, brings a remarkable setting vividly to life. “The final contest . . . is riveting. Though the story is set in medieval times, the brothers have many of the same issues facing siblings today.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Readers will enjoy watching these engaging characters find ways of overcoming webs of social and cultural constraints to achieve a common goal, and the author expresses the pleasures of creating and flying kites—‘A few sticks, a little paper, some string. And the wind. Kite magic’—with contagious enthusiasm.” —Kirkus Reviews