The Story of Kites

by Ying Chang Compestine

Book Overview

Learn how the three fun-loving Kang brothers created kites, one of China's most famous inventions This colorfully redesigned edition features a new bilingual Chinese translation. The three playful and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823417158
• ISBN13: 9780823417155
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Enhanced with iconic color illustrations

The Story Of Kites is a fanciful picture book story by Ying Chang Compestine about the invention of kites in ancient China. An author's note mentions in passing that there is no precise record of how or why the kite was invented, yet theories concerning the first beautiful kites make for an engaging tale, enhanced with iconic color illustrations by Yongsheng Xuan.