The Story of Kites: Amazing Chinese Inventions - Couverture rigide

Compestine, Ying Chang

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1597021229 ISBN 13 : 9781597021227

Editeur : Immedium, 2016

Synopsis

Learn how the three fun-loving Kang brothers created kites, one of China's most famous inventions! This colorfully redesigned edition features a new bilingual Chinese translation.

The three playful and creative Kang brothers (Ting, Pan, and Kùai) discovered four of China's most famous discoveries in the series Amazing Chinese Inventions. The brothers need to protect the rice harvest from the birds. Nothing works!

Then the boys get an idea: if they made wings, they could fly drive the birds from their rice fields! Using paper, straw, and feathers, the boys experiment with flying many different things, including themselves! What else can they create which will get the job done and be fun to fly at the same time? The story features an author's note on the history of kites and instructions for making your own kite.

This fanciful blend of fact and imagination brings Asian culture alive for young readers. Children will enjoy the bright and bold artwork, created in the traditional Chinese style of hand cut, colored paper. Parents will enjoy the ingenuity of the main characters who teach adults a thing or two about inventiveness.

Teachers and librarians like the storybook's historical references and how it features a bilingual translation in simplified Chinese - ideal for language classes, programs, and schools.

"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

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Ying Chang Compestine is an authority on Asian cuisine and award-winning author of children's books. She is the author of children's picture books Boy Dumplings and the series Amazing Chinese Inventions: The Story of Chopsticks, Noodles, Paper, and Kites. She has been featured on TV, radio, and in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Huffington Post. She travels around the world, sharing with students her journey as a writer and how her life in China inspired her writing. Visit her at www.yingc.com.

YongSheng Xuan was educated at the renowned Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Born in Shanghai, China, he worked as an art designer and professional artist. He illustrated the book series The Story of Chopsticks, Noodles, Kites, and Paper and contributed to the children's magazine Cricket. His family lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. See more at www.ysxuan.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Immedium
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1597021229
• ISBN 13: 9781597021227
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Xuan Yongsheng
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible