The Fighter Kite Book!
Author : David Gomberg
Publisher :
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 23,72 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Kites
ISBN :
Author : David Gomberg
Publisher :
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 23,72 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Kites
ISBN :
Author : Linda Sue Park
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 2010-06-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547346085
A tale of two brothers in fifteenth-century Korea from theNewbery Medal winner and #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water. In this riveting novel, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. Kee-sup can craft a kite unequaled in strength and beauty, but his younger brother, Young-sup, can fly a kite as if he controlled the wind itself. It’s like the kite is part of him—the part that wants to fly. Their combined skills attract the notice of Korea’s young king, who chooses Young-sup to fly the royal kite in the New Year kite-flying competition—an honor that is also an awesome responsibility. Although tradition decrees, and the boys’ father insists, that the older brother represent the family, both brothers know that this time the family’s honor is best left in Young-sup’s hands. But how do you stand up to the way things have always been? This touching and suspenseful historical novel from the author of A Single Shard, filled with the authentic detail and flavor of traditional Korean kite fighting, brings a remarkable setting vividly to life. “The final contest . . . is riveting. Though the story is set in medieval times, the brothers have many of the same issues facing siblings today.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Readers will enjoy watching these engaging characters find ways of overcoming webs of social and cultural constraints to achieve a common goal, and the author expresses the pleasures of creating and flying kites—‘A few sticks, a little paper, some string. And the wind. Kite magic’—with contagious enthusiasm.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author : David Gomberg
Publisher : Gomberg Kite Production International
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 1992-05-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781884496011
Author : Khaled Hosseini
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 33,52 MB
Release : 2011-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 140882485X
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
Author : Bruce Lambert
Publisher :
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 16,74 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780972745703
It makes learning to fly fighter kites easy, even if you have never flown a fighter kite before. It also shows how to make a great flying North American fighter kite in about 2 hours, even if you've never made a kite before. This same kite is great as a workshop or school project as well. Making a North American fighter kite is inexpensive; the average cost of materials is less than $3. For experienced fighter kite flyers, explains a host of flying maneuvers to improve and expand their fighter kite flying fun. It also shows in detail how to tune and adjust a North American fighter kite for optimum performance, and provides step-by-step instructions for building 3 different styles of North American fighter kites. Explains in detail line-touch competition maneuvers and strategies to help you consistently be in the winner's circle. Has 16 original kite plans and 7 full sized half plans. Photocopy or trace one of the full sized plans and you're ready to begin building a North American high performance competition fighter kite.
Author : Khaled Hosseini
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,37 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : 9781594483172
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.
Author : Romain Gary
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 32,60 MB
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811226557
Romain Gary’s bittersweet final masterpiece is “epic and empathetic” (BBC) and “one of his best” (The New York Times) The Kites begins with a young boy, Ludo, coming of age on a small farm in Normandy under the care of his eccentric kite-making Uncle Ambrose. Ludo’s life changes the day he meets Lila, a girl from the aristocratic Polish family that owns the estate next door. In a single glance, Ludo falls in love forever; Lila, on the other hand, disappears back into the woods. And so begins Ludo’s adventure of longing, passion, and love for the elusive Lila, who begins to reciprocate his feelings just as Europe descends into World War II. After Germany invades Poland, Lila and her family go missing, and Ludo’s devotion to saving her from the Nazis becomes a journey to save his love, his loved ones, his country, and ultimately himself. Filled with unforgettable characters who fling all they have into the fight to keep their hopes—and themselves—alive, The Kites is Romain Gary’s poetic call for resistance in whatever form it takes. A war hero himself, Gary embraced and fought for humanity in all its nuanced complexities, in the belief that a hero might be anyone who has the courage to love and hope.
Author : Philippe Gallot
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780312039646
Introduces useful tools and materials for building a kite, shares diagrams and instructions for nearly thirty different models, and suggests kite games
Author : Maxwell Eden
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 2002-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781402700941
Provides step-by-step instruction for designing a variety of kites, and offers tips on material selection and flying techniques.
Author : Joseph H. Adams
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,53 MB
Release : 2019-11-29
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN :
This is a practical guide like no other, offering real-life tested methods and techniques to make every dream a reality. The author of this book, in writing this, hopes to have created the ultimate manual for boys who love to think and act for themselves. The editors have taken great care in selecting only the most essential information, offering a concise and comprehensive guide that will keep you entertained and satisfied with your accomplishments. The focus is on developing a boy's ingenuity and mechanical ability, and the handbook is designed to help you have fun in doing it.