![]() ![]() They paint and decorate it, then take it out to talk to the wind. What do you think he’s saying?” Two pages of endnotes provide historical and cultural context for this favorite pastime, and clever endpapers display craft supplies and kite shapes.Ī young girl describes very simply, in just a few words, how her family builds a dragon kite together. The close-up perspective will draw little ones right into the project the finished dragon kite flies as if “talking to the wind. The overall simplicity is effective and appealing, and the spare text is accentuated by bright gouache illustrations, in colorful shapes and painted fabric patterns that call up the same strong style Lin used in Dim Sum for Everyone! (2001). Even the girl’s two younger sisters help: Mei Mei cuts the whiskers and Jie Jie paints a laughing mouth. Demi’s Kites: Magic Wishes That Fly up to the Sky (Knopf, 2000) provides even more information about Chinese kites and their meanings.Ī Chinese girl describes how the members of her family come together to make and fly a dragon kite. An author’s note offers a brief history of kite flying. Front endpapers contain supplies needed to build a kite while the back pages depict different kite creatures and the attributes they symbolize. Lin’s signature swirls in the sky along with diagonals of kite string, grassy hill, and kite ribbons and blowing hair, clothing, and leaves combine to suggest the ideal blustery day for this activity. More patterns appear on Chinese-style jackets and slippers and on the bright-red dragon as well. Patterns in the wallpaper and floor that form the background for the brilliantly colored, flat paintings of family members add visual interest. The brief sentence on every spread describes what each family member is doing: “Ba-Ba glues the paper.” “Mei-Mei cuts whiskers.” Young Mei-Mei’s protruding tongue is evidence of her complete absorption in and enjoyment of her task. PreSchool-Grade 3-The parents and three daughters who were introduced in Dim Sum for Everyone! (Knopf, 2001) return this time to shop for supplies and make a dragon kite, which they fly on a windy day. ![]()
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