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61) Making kites
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to kite construction and directions for making various kinds of kites, including a two-stick kite, box kite, superstunter, and windsock.
62) Someone bigger
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sam's dad says that he is too small to fly their new kite, but when Dad, the postman, a bank robber, and some zoo animals get pulled up into the sky, only Sam can save them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
190L
Language
English
Description
When Biscuit the puppy and his best friend, Puddles, head to the park to fly kites, they learn that it is not as easy as it looks.
65) Let's fly a kite
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2000]
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
Two squabbling siblings learn about symmetry when their babysitter helps them build and fly a kite.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
Pinkalicious participates in a traditional Japanese cherry blossom festival and, thanks to the help of a new friend, learns how to fly a kite.
71) Crosby
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy, who likes to collect old and discarded materials, finds the remnants of a kite, repairs it, flies it, and in the process kindles a friendship with another boy.
73) My pig Amarillo
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pablito, a Guatemalan boy whose pet pig Amarillo has disappeared, uses a kite to send him a message that he still loves him.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 790L
Language
English
Description
After seeing the disparity between the conditions of her father's palace and the city beyond its walls, the Emperor's daughter has the royal kitemaker build a huge kite to take her away from it all.
77) In the wind
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
AD 250L
Language
English
Description
Pictures and brief rhymes depict flying a kite on a windy day.
78) The kite rider
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and ends up meeting the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Curious George flies a kite: "A windy morning provides the perfect opportunity for Geroge to learn about flight."--Container.
Zeros to donuts: "George things he has learned all he needs to know about the number zero."--Container.
Roller Monkey: "When Mr. and Mrs. Dulson ask Geroge to wear roller skates to attract customers to their toy store, things go downhill fast!"--Container.
80) A kite for Melia
Author
Publisher
Chasing a Spider Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
There is beauty in determination and ingenuity. These attributes are evident in Melia, whose friendship and connection with Ginger transcends time. A Kite for Melia delicately deals with the idea of loss and acceptance, using soft words woven with meaning that can be understood by everyone.