Kites History China
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Warlord’s Kites, The (Warlord’s Series) $9.93 Chuan and his friend Jing Jing use paper, bamboo flutes, and a knowledge of calculating area to come up with a way to scare away the army that surrounds the warlord’s castle. Hardcover. 32 pages. Grades 1-4…. |
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The Kite Rider $16.89 Up and up the wind drew him.Haoyou looked about him and saw the wholeworld beneath him. And it was his. He couldbreathe! Today Haoyou was a kite, awindhover riding on spread wings.The great Miao master of the Jade Circus, offers twelve-year-old Haoyou the amazing chance to change his life — to escape from his family’s poverty and the pain of his father’s recent death — by becoming a kite rider!S… |
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Chinese Kites (Traditional Chinese Arts and Culture) $14.95 Kites have a long and interesting history in China, where they were invented some 2,400 years ago. Kite-flying, once used for military purposes and in scientific research, is still a popular sport and pastime today. In the eyes of the connoisseur, a skilfully made kite is a work of art. Traditional Chinese kites come in every imaginable shape and size. They are mainly made of paper, stiff silk … |
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Henry and the Kite Dragon $12.11 In this story set in 1920s-era New York City, a Chinese-American boy named Henry loves to spend his days flying kites in a nearby park. However, that park is also the hangout of a group of Italian-American kids, a tough boy named Tony among them, … |