Asian Kites
Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids
Will be published approx. on 21. March 2017
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-0-8048-4869-5 (ISBN)
Description
Kids will learn how to make colorful kites while exploring Asian culture and history with this easy-to-follow crafts-for-kids book.
The Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids series is the first series, aimed at readers ages 7-12, that provides a fun and educational introduction to Asian culture and art. Through hands-on projects, readers will explore each art-engaging in activities to gain a better understanding of each form.
In this volume, children will learn how to make a kite. Kite making is a unique craft-with projects that are beautiful, functional, and fun! The colorful, easy-to-follow instructions in Asian Kites will have you building-and flying-fifteen different kites from countries all across Asia, including China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea.
The full-color instructions make it easy to create these beautiful kites out of everyday materials and the resource guide in the back lists plenty of places to purchase supplies. You'll learn to build:
Butterfly kite from China
Cobra kite from Thailand
Mini kite from Malaysia
Shield kite from Korea
An octopus kite from Japan
And more!
Fun to build and exciting to fly-this book brings a whole new meaning to the term "go fly a kite!"
The Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids series is the first series, aimed at readers ages 7-12, that provides a fun and educational introduction to Asian culture and art. Through hands-on projects, readers will explore each art-engaging in activities to gain a better understanding of each form.
In this volume, children will learn how to make a kite. Kite making is a unique craft-with projects that are beautiful, functional, and fun! The colorful, easy-to-follow instructions in Asian Kites will have you building-and flying-fifteen different kites from countries all across Asia, including China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea.
The full-color instructions make it easy to create these beautiful kites out of everyday materials and the resource guide in the back lists plenty of places to purchase supplies. You'll learn to build:
Butterfly kite from China
Cobra kite from Thailand
Mini kite from Malaysia
Shield kite from Korea
An octopus kite from Japan
And more!
Fun to build and exciting to fly-this book brings a whole new meaning to the term "go fly a kite!"
Reviews / Votes
"Likely to please both armchair enthusiast and outdoorsy types, this survey offers brief anecdotes and legends along with carefully annotated construction diagrams for 15 simple kites." --School Library JournalMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Target group
US School Grade: From Preschool to First Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 11 years
Product notice
With dust jacket
Illustrations
diagrams; full-color illus and photos throughout
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8048-4869-5 (9780804848695)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
07/2012
1st Edition
Tuttle Publishing
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€46.29
Available for download
Previous edition
Person
Wayne Hosking is a world-renowned kite authority, collector, and designer. The author of several books on kites and kite making, Hosking has displayed his kite collection in museums, schools, and universities and continues to teach kite making and give demonstrations throughout the country. Most recently, his collection of Japanese kites was on display at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach, Florida.