The Story of Kites

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Amazing Chinese Inventions

By Ying Chang Compestine

Series: Amazing Chinese Inventions

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The Kang brothers dream of soaring through the skies and protecting their rice fields from birds. Using paper, straw, and feathers, they craft imaginative wings and kites, bringing their creativity to life. This charming tale blends folklore with traditional papercut art to celebrate invention and imagination.
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Ideal for children interested in creativity, folklore, and cultural stories, especially those curious about Chinese inventions and crafts.

A colorful tale of how the creative boys of the Kang family invented the kite in China long ago.

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Traditional papercuts are perfectly suited to the kite images . . . With its folkloric tone, this stands on its own as a story about creativity. - Kirkus Reviews

The Kang brothers imagine making wings to fly and drive the birds from their rice fields! With paper, straw, and feathers, what else can they create?

This series, recounting how the creative Kang brothers discovered four of China's famed inventions, is redesigned to feature new bilingual simplified Chinese translations.

Traditional cut-paper art puts the wind in the sails of this charming story, appended with kite-making instructions. - Publishers Weekly

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The Story of Kites

By Ying Chang Compestine

Hardback

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781597021227

Publisher: Immedium

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 May 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Immedium

Edition: Bilingual edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Yongsheng Xuan

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 425g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Historical Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Historical Fiction Series: Amazing Chinese Inventions Ying Chang Compestine Young Adult

About the Author

Ying Compestine: Ying's dozens of children's books have won many awards, including spots on the "best lists" from the ALA, Bank Street, Book Sense, and New York Times. She visits schools and teaches workshops internationally. She has written for magazines such as Cooking Light, Self, Men's Health, and Martha Stewart's Whole Living. Her website is www.yingc.com.

YongSheng Xuan illustrated the four volume "Story of" series. Educated at the renowned Central Arts and Crafts University in Beijing, China, he lives in Vancouver, Canada. His art has exhibited worldwide and appeared in Cricket magazine. His website is www.ysxuan.com.

The Story of Kites