Kite book

Boasting more than two hundred full-color illustrations, a visual catalogue of the world's classic kites explains how to fly everything from box kites to parachutes and includes a section on kite building.

A coloring book starring Nickelodeon's Team Umizomi ! Milli, Geo, and Bot use their mighty math powers to solve everyday problems in this coloring book with four chunky crayons that's sure to please boys and girls ages 3-7.

Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father. A familiar jewel polished to unaccustomed brilliance. Booklist It is rare to find a book where the beauty of the language and image are so finely meshed as in this tale of loyalty and love. United Press International Jane Yolen lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts and Scotland. Ed Young lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Book Details: Format: Paperback Publication Date: 7/20/1998 Pages: 32 Reading Level: Age 4 and Up

The book of power kiting is your key to unlocking the mysteries of kite power. From buying your first kite to carving up the sand, sea, and snow, in a buggy or on a board-this book is 100 percent dedicated to helping you maximize your kite-powered fun. Power kiting has become a genuine extreme sport, with more sophisticated and powerful equipment available than ever before. This market is still growing, and the demand for even better equipment is a constant element in the equation. In order to be safe and achieve the maximum possible skill level, a power kiter needs to know what the best and safest equipment on the market is, and how to use it. That is what this book is all about, and when you're done reading, you will walk away with a better knowledge of all aspects of one of the fastest-growing extreme sports in the world, from basic skills, to tricks, to products.

A Kite in the Wind is an anthology of essays by 20 veteran writers and master teachers. While the contributors offer specific, practical advice on such fundamental aspects of craft as characterization, character names, the first person point of view, and unreliable narrators, they also give extended, thoughtful consideration to more sophisticated topics, including “imminence,” or the power of a sense of beginning; creating and maintaining tension; “lushness”; and the deliberate manipulation of information to create particular effects. The essays in A Kite in the Wind begin as personal investigations — attempts to understand why a decision in a particular story or novel seemed unsuccessful; to define a quality or problem that seemed either unrecognized or unsatisfactorily defined; to understand what, despite years of experience as a fiction writer, resisted comprehension; and to pursue haunting, even unanswerable questions. Unlike a how-to book, the anthology is less an instruction manual than it is an intimate visit with twenty very different writers as they explore topics that excite, intrigue, and even puzzle them. Each discussion uses specific examples and illustrations, including both canonical stories and novels and writing less frequently discussed, from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, by both American and international authors. The contributors share their hard-earned insights for beginning and advanced writers with humility, wit, and compassion. The first section of the book focuses on narration, with particular attention paid to various kinds of narrators; the second, on strategic creation and presentation of character; the third, on some of the roles of the visual, beginning with establishing setting; and the fourth, on structural and organizational issues, from movement through time to the manipulation of information to create mystery and suspense.

Join Mercer Mayer's beloved Little Critter in a brand-new My First I Can Read storybook! Little Critter is excited to join the Critterville Kite Flying Contest. He just needs to find the perfect kite to fly. With a little help from his family, he just might bring home the big prize. I Can Read books are designed to encourage a love of reading. Little Critter: Just a Kite is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child.

Charlie Brown and his friends enjoy a variety of activities during the four seasons, from flying a kite in the spring to sledding in the winter.

This easy-to-follow handbook invites novice kite fliers and skilled enthusiasts alike to discover the pleasures of kite flying as both a sport and an art form. Includes detailed, step-by-step instructions for more than 30 kites and sections on problem solving and flying techniques. 200 line illustrations. 14 color photos.

America's most beloved comic strip,  Peanuts, is now a major motion picture produced by Blue Sky Studios. Now you can collect the first ten original comic strip collections, published by Titan Comics!  A ninth collection of classic Peanuts newspaper comic strips covers the period  1959 -1960 and sees the introduction of Charlie Brown's sister, Sally. This book is a facsimile edition of the ninth Peanuts collection originally published back in 1960 by the Clarke, Irwin & Company, Ltd of Toronto, Canada. This collection of daily newspaper strips covers the period 1959 - 1960 and features the introduction of Charlie Brown's baby sister, Sally who was the first new character in five years to be added to the strip.

Señoras y Señores, put your hands together for the fantastic, spectacular, one of a kind... Niño! Fwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch! He takes down his competition in a single move! No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Niño―popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor! A Neal Porter Book

With simple sentences and entertaining illustrations, David McPhail weaves the tail of three fast friends who all read from the same book.

Papa says it's the sound of leaving that speaks to my soul... The poignant words of two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and striking images from fine artist Loren Long join forces in this heartbreaking yet uplifting picture book about a boy, his love for trains, and his adulation of one legendary engineer. It's the story of a hero lost and a hero discovered, of a dream crushed then reawakened, but mostly it is a story of the force that sustains the human spirit -- hope.

The most comprehensive and fully illustrated bible to kite design, construction and flying basics ever published.

Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks. She's more concerned with avoiding her crazy cousin Peach and trying to figure out why her best friend, Declaration, suddenly won't talk to her. Life is full of surprises. And the biggest one of all is learning what it takes to handle them. Deborah Wiles has created a unique, funny, and utterly real cast of characters in this heartfelt, and quintessentially Southern coming-of-age novel. Comfort will charm young readers with her wit, her warmth, and her struggles as she learns about life, loss, and ultimately, triumph. Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 3/1/2005 Pages: 272 Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

Instructions for making and flying a skyful of kites of every variety accompany accounts of the author's kite-flying exploits and those of other past and present enthusiasts around the world

The perfect handbook for every kiting enthusiast More than three thousand years ago, the Chinese used kites to spy on their enemies, send messages and lift themselves up and out of hostile situations. Eighteenth century Japan banned kites because too many workers were out flying them - and staying away from the job. Indonesian fishermen, on the other hand, have used kites in their work for centuries. Kites is a complete guide to kiting -- from flying a paper kite at the park to para-kiting on a lake or ocean. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book features: Detailed descriptions of kites and equipment Step-by-step photographs in full color Guidelines for choosing a kite Basic skills-setup, launch, maneuvers, landing Decorative kites, stunt and sport kites, power kites, water kites and specialty kites Kite-buggying, para-kiting, wheel-kiting, snow-kiting, kite-surfing Safety guidelines. Step-by-step, full color photographs illustrate each maneuver, and a glossary explains kiting terms such as sheeting, lofting and chicken loop. Kites may have changed over the years, but the joy of flying them remains a thrill for adventurers of all ages.

The author of The Big Book of Kites includes complete instructions for 25 simple but effective kite designs. 174 illustrations, 15 color photos.