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With the signature style and extraordinary artistry that have won her a loyal following, Demi tells the story of how kites came to be. Long ago in China, holy painters would paint the townspeople's wishes on paper to be left in temples for the gods to see and grant. But one day, an impatient mother who wanted her son to grow up strong and wise, had a holy painter paint a dragon, the symbol of strength and wisdom, on a kite. She then flew the kite up to the heavens where the gods lived so they would see the wish sooner and grant it more quickly. Kites also explains the significance of different kinds of kite symbols, provides information about kite festivals celebrated around the world, and gives clear, kid-friendly directions for making and painting kites.
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Kites, Juvenile literature, picture books, Chinese culture, Children's fiction, Kites, fictionPlaces
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Kites: Magic Wishes That Fly Up to the Sky
March 2001, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding
in English
0613283392 9780613283397
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Kites: Magic Wishes That Fly Up to the Sky
December 2000, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Unknown Binding
0606197729 9780606197724
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Kites: Magic Wishes That Fly Up to the Sky
December 12, 2000, Dragonfly Books
in English
0375810080 9780375810084
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Kites: magic wishes that fly up to the sky
1999, Crown Publishers
in English
- 1st ed.
0517800497 9780517800492
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"Once upon a time, and long ago in China, there lived a painter of holy pictures."
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