The story of kites / by Ying Chang Compestine ; illustrated by Yongsheng Xuan ; Chinese translation by Venus Chow and Carissa Duan.
The story of kites / by Ying Chang Compestine ; illustrated by Yongsheng Xuan ; Chinese translation by Venus Chow and Carissa Duan = 风筝的故事 / 张瀛 文 ; 宣永生 图.
Originally published in a different form by Holiday House in 2003.
Summary
Long ago in China, three brothers become tired of chasing birds from their family's rice fields and experiment with ways to make the job easier. Includes a historical note and instructions for making and flying a kite.