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Chinese Kite Festival

Rich Lo

Fourteen animal kites fill this bilingual picture book. Each spread pairs a brief, lyrical description of a kite’s movement with a full-page digital-watercolor scene of the animal kite in a colorful sky. The words appear in English and Simplified Chinese, while other kites and decorative spirals recur in the backgrounds. A final spread gathers all fourteen kites and explains the cultural significance of each animal in Chinese culture.

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Book details

Themes
Animals · Art And Creativity · Cultural Heritage · Language And Communication
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Holiday House
Published
December 7, 2021
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9780823447640
Language
English
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