The Story of Kites: Amazing Chinese Inventions

Author:   Ying Chang Compestine ,  Yongsheng Xuan
Publisher:   Immedium
Edition:   Bilingual edition
ISBN:  

9781597021227


Pages:   40
Publication Date:   19 May 2016
Recommended Age:   From 3 to 8 years
Format:   Hardback
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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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Author:   Ying Chang Compestine ,  Yongsheng Xuan
Publisher:   Immedium
Imprint:   Immedium
Edition:   Bilingual edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9781597021227


ISBN 10:   1597021229
Pages:   40
Publication Date:   19 May 2016
Recommended Age:   From 3 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Written to appeal to children in primary grades, the exciting story of the invention of kites is told in both English and Chinese/Mandarin narratives, with exciting, vibrant woodcut-style illustrations and brilliant primary colors. - Midwest Book Review To keep the birds away from the rice fields in their village, the Kang brothers, Ting, Pan, and Kuai, improvise with feathers, chopsticks, paper until they invent kites. The boys are a bit mischievous when it comes to avoiding their chores or practicing their math, but together, they encourage one another to overcome a problem they are experiencing...The simplified Chinese that appears under the English text will be of interest to bilingual families or students...Recommended. - CM magazine -Written to appeal to children in primary grades, the exciting story of the invention of kites is told in both English and Chinese/Mandarin narratives, with exciting, vibrant woodcut-style illustrations and brilliant primary colors.-- Midwest Book Review -To keep the birds away from the rice fields in their village, the Kang brothers, Ting, Pan, and Kuai, improvise with feathers, chopsticks, paper until they invent kites. The boys are a bit mischievous when it comes to avoiding their chores or practicing their math, but together, they encourage one another to overcome a problem they are experiencing...The simplified Chinese that appears under the English text will be of interest to bilingual families or students...Recommended.-- CM magazine


Written to appeal to children in primary grades, the exciting story of the invention of kites is told in both English and Chinese/Mandarin narratives, with exciting, vibrant woodcut-style illustrations and brilliant primary colors. - Midwest Book Review To keep the birds away from the rice fields in their village, the Kang brothers, Ting, Pan, and Kuai, improvise with feathers, chopsticks, paper until they invent kites. The boys are a bit mischievous when it comes to avoiding their chores or practicing their math, but together, they encourage one another to overcome a problem they are experiencing...The simplified Chinese that appears under the English text will be of interest to bilingual families or students...Recommended. - CM magazine


Author Information

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.

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