{"id":4891,"date":"2013-04-06T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T02:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=4891"},"modified":"2021-08-14T21:54:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T01:54:37","slug":"go-fly-a-kite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Fly a Kite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April is National Kite Month, May 12 is Kite Day, and June 15 is Fly a Kite Day. February 8 &#8211; which seems a shivery time for it &#8211; is Kite Flying Day. In Japan, the Hamamatsu Festival, during which giant kites are flown, is held in early May. Kites, however, are fun\u00a0(and educational) just about anytime. Provided you&#8217;ve got a little wind.<\/p>\n<p>See below for kite stories, scientific kites, mathematical kites, easy-to-fly kites, kite poems, a kite princess, and kites at war. And more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e97138063de\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e97138063de\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/#JUST_FOR_STARTS%E2%80%A6\" >JUST FOR STARTS\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/#KITE_TALES\" >KITE TALES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/2\/#HISTORY_OF_KITES\" >HISTORY OF KITES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/2\/#_SCIENCE_MATH_AND_KITES\" >\u00a0SCIENCE, MATH, AND KITES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/3\/#HOW-TOS\" >HOW-TOS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/go-fly-a-kite\/3\/#POEMS_AND_KITES\" >POEMS AND KITES\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"JUST_FOR_STARTS%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>JUST FOR STARTS\u2026<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/homemade-kite-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/homemade-kite-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/homemade-kite.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalkitemonth.org\/\">National Kite Month<\/a> has many suggestions for celebrating &#8211; how about building a kite or writing a kite haiku? Or take the challenge: fly a kite every day for 30 days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the American Kitefliers Association, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kite.org\/about-kites\/\">Explore the World of Kites<\/a> for information on kite science and history, kite activities, instructions for making kites, and much more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drachen.org\/\">The Drachen Foundation<\/a> has information about all things kite, including kite history, culture, and science, kite plans for kite builders, kite events, many creative kite lesson plans (categorized by grade level from K-8), and an online store which sells kite kits (for all ages), books, and supplies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Kite-flying-boy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Kite-flying-boy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Kite-flying-boy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Kite-flying-boy.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/best-breezes.squarespace.com\/\">Best Breezes<\/a> is a website dedicated to the history, science, and art of kites. Included are information on the science of kite flight, kite history timelines, and biographies of kite pioneers, among them William Eddy, Guglielmo Marconi, and Alexander Graham Bell. Click on Kites as Art for a terrific 20-page illustrated booklet, <i>Art Kites<\/i>, in pdf format, which covers the science, history, and art of kites. (Check out the Vietnamese peacock kite.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KITE_TALES\"><\/span><strong>KITE TALES<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lucky-song-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lucky-song-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lucky-song-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lucky-song-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lucky-song.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Vera B. Williams\u2019s <i>Lucky Song<\/i> (Greenwillow Books, 1997), Evie\u2019s grandpa builds her a kite and off she goes for a blue-sky, kite-flying day \u2013 all of which is the subject of the lucky song that her father sings for her at the end of the book. For ages 3-5.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-day-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-day-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-day-1024x925.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-day-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-day-1536x1388.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-day-2048x1851.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Will Hillebrand\u2019s <i>Kite Day<\/i> (Holiday House, 2012), Bear and Mole build a kite and send it soaring into the sky, only to lose it when the string snaps in a storm. It ends up lodged in a tree, sheltering a nest of baby birds. An adorable read for ages 3-5.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stuck-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stuck-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stuck.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Oliver Jeffers\u2019s <i>Stuck<\/i> (Philomel, 2011), Floyd has a lot in common with Charlie Brown: his kite is hopelessly stuck in a tree.\u00a0 He tosses up a shoe to knock it free, and the shoe sticks too \u2013 then the other shoe, and soon a host of improbable objects, including a bucket of paint, the milkman, a truck, a ladder, a whale (who happened to be \u201cin the wrong place at the wrong time\u201d), and, inevitably, the kitchen sink. Hilarious, for ages 3-7.\u00a0 Cheering for all with stuck kites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/henry-and-kite-dragon-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/henry-and-kite-dragon-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/henry-and-kite-dragon-768x982.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/henry-and-kite-dragon.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Bruce Edward Hall\u2019s <i>Henry and the Kite Dragon<\/i> (Philomel, 2004), eight-year-old Henry lives in New York City\u2019s Chinatown and loves flying kites with an elderly neighbor, a kitemaker. When some boys from nearby Little Italy start throwing rocks and destroying the kites, it looks like war \u2013 until Henry discovers the problem: the kites are frightening the boys\u2019 pet pigeons. The book ends with compromise and a new friendship. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/curious-george-and-kite-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/curious-george-and-kite-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/curious-george-and-kite.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Margaret and H.A. Rey\u2019s <i>Curious George Flies a Kite<\/i> (Harcourt, 1977), George\u2019s curiosity \u2013 despite warnings from the Man in the Yellow Hat \u2013 leads him into all sorts of trouble, including being yanked up into the sky by a kite. (The Man in the Yellow Hat rescues him with a helicopter.) For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-flying-by-Lin-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-flying-by-Lin-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-flying-by-Lin-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-flying-by-Lin-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-flying-by-Lin-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-flying-by-Lin-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Grace Lin\u2019s <i>Kite Flying<\/i> (Dragonfly Books, 2004), a Chinese family \u2013 parents and two daughters \u2013 buy supplies, build a dragon kite, and head outdoors to take it for a flight. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/days-with-frog-and-toad-frog-and-toad-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/days-with-frog-and-toad-frog-and-toad-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/days-with-frog-and-toad-frog-and-toad-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/days-with-frog-and-toad-frog-and-toad-768x984.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/days-with-frog-and-toad-frog-and-toad-1198x1536.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/days-with-frog-and-toad-frog-and-toad.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Among the funny and delightful stories in Arnold Lobel\u2019s <i>Days with Frog and Toad<\/i> (HarperCollins, 1984) \u2013 starring the patient and optimistic Frog and the impatient and pessimistic Toad \u2013 is &#8220;The Kite,&#8221; in which the pair repeatedly fail to launch a kite. (Try shouting UP KITE UP, Frog suggests.) For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-carp-for-kimiko-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-carp-for-kimiko-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-carp-for-kimiko-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-carp-for-kimiko-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-carp-for-kimiko-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-carp-for-kimiko-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Virginia L. Kroll\u2019s <i>A Carp for Kimiko<\/i> (Charlesbridge Publishing, 1994), Kimiko knows that every Children\u2019s Day in Japan, a wonderful carp kite is flown for every boy in the family \u2013 but even so, she wishes for a carp of her own. She doesn\u2019t get a kite, but she does get a special symbolic gift. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-emperor-and-the-kite-1968-h-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-emperor-and-the-kite-1968-h-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-emperor-and-the-kite-1968-h-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-emperor-and-the-kite-1968-h-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-emperor-and-the-kite-1968-h.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Jane Yolen\u2019s <i>The Emperor and the Kite<\/i> (Puffin, 1998), the little princess Djeow Seow is ignored by everyone and spends her time alone, playing with her kite. When her father, the king, is taken hostage by kidnappers, however, it\u2019s the clever princess with the kite who manages to rescue him. The illustrations are wonderful Chinese-style paper-cuts by Ed Young. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/best-winds-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/best-winds-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/best-winds.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Laura Williams\u2019s <i>The Best Winds<\/i> (Boyds Mills Press, 2006), Jinho\u2019s old-fashioned Korean grandfather still practices the ancient craft of kite-making, and insists on showing Jinho how to make a kite, in preparation for the coming of \u201cthe best winds.\u201d Jinho, impatient, takes it out prematurely, wrecks it, and then \u2013 when he realizes his grandfather\u2019s disappointment \u2013 stays up all night repairing the damage. The book ends with grandfather and grandson sharing a bond and a kite. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-hyacinth-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-hyacinth-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/princess-hyacinth.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Florence Parry Heide\u2019s <i>Princess Hyacinth<\/i> (Schwartz &amp; Wade, 2009), Hyacinth, to the dismay of her royal parents, floats \u2013 unless firmly and miserably weighted down with diamond pebbles in her socks and an enormous crown with a chinstrap. One day Hyacinth meets a balloon man and, entranced, decides to try floating while clutching a balloon. Instead she nearly vanishes into the sky, only to be rescued by a boy with a kite \u2013 whom she\u2019s always admired from afar. The story ends happily, with the pair the best of friends, the princess floating to her heart\u2019s content, and popcorn in the palace garden. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-princess-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-princess-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-princess-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-princess-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-princess-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-princess.jpg 1331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Juliet Clare Bell\u2019s <i>The Kite Princess<\/i> (Barefoot Books, 2012), tomboy Princess Cinnamon Stitch runs off to the woods in overalls and ends up with a scold, told sternly that princesses can only sing and sew. Undeterred, Cinnamon stitches up a glorious multicolored kite and soars singing into the sky. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/warlords-kites-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/warlords-kites-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/warlords-kites.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Virginia Pilegard\u2019s <i>The Warlord\u2019s Kites<\/i> (Pelican Publishing, 2004) is one of a series set in ancient China. starring Chuan, an artist\u2019s apprentice with a knack for math. In this book, Chuan and friend Jing-Jing manage to frighten away an enemy army by building kites with flutes tied to their tails. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-kite-blue-kite-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-kite-blue-kite-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-kite-blue-kite-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-kite-blue-kite-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-kite-blue-kite-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-kite-blue-kite.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Ji-li Jiang\u2019s <i>Red Kite, Blue Kite<\/i> (Hyperion Books for Children, 2013), Tai Shan and his father love to fly kites together \u2013 one red, one blue \u2013 from their city rooftop. Then the Cultural Revolution comes to China, chaos reigns, and Tai Shan goes to live with his grandmother after his father is sent away. Still, each day father and son maintain their bond by flying kites \u2013 one red, one blue \u2013 while waiting for freedom and the father\u2019s return. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mary-poppins-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mary-poppins-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mary-poppins-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mary-poppins-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mary-poppins-1.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In the second book of the Mary Poppins series, P.L. Travers\u2019s <i>Mary Poppins Comes Back<\/i> (Harcourt, 2006), everyone\u2019s favorite nanny returns to 17 Cherry Tree Lane by kite. For ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The 1964 Walt Disney film version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0058331\/\">Mary Poppins<\/a> ends with a kite-flying expedition and the song <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g89NxTTycxc\">Let\u2019s Go Fly a Kite<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-kite-fighters-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-kite-fighters-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-kite-fighters-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-kite-fighters-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-kite-fighters-1066x1536.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-kite-fighters.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Linda Sue Park\u2019s <i>The Kite Fighters<\/i> (Sandpiper, 2010), set in 15<sup>th<\/sup>-century Korea, two brothers \u2013 both passionate about kites \u2013 attract the attention of the king as they prepare to participate in the annual New Year\u2019s kite-fighting competition. Traditionally, the oldest son in the family flies the competition kite, but in this case the younger is by far the better kite flier. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-rider-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-rider-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-rider-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-rider-768x1140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-rider-1034x1536.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kite-rider.jpg 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Geraldine McCaughrean\u2019s <i>The Kite Rider<\/i> (HarperTeen, 2003) is set in 13<sup>th<\/sup>-century China, where 12-year-old Haoyou witnesses the death of his father, engineered by the man who wants to marry Haoyou\u2019s beautiful mother. With the help of his clever cousin Mipeng, Haoyou sets out to rescue his mother. He ends up joining the Jade Circus as a kite rider, where he soars into the sky strapped to a red-and-gold kite, and performs at the court Kublai Khan. An exciting story for ages 11 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windblowne-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windblowne-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windblowne.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Stephen Messer\u2019s <i>Windblowne<\/i> (Random House, 2010) is a fantasy world with two moons, in which people live in oak trees and are passionate about the annual midsummer kite festival. Oliver, our hero, is a klutz with kites, so he goes for help to his great-uncle Gilbert, a former kite champion \u2013 only to see Gilbert disappear after an attack by ferocious kite creatures. With the help of one red kite that Gilbert has left behind, Oliver sets out on a quest through many alternate Windblownes, populated with alternate Gilberts and Olivers. Adventure with an ecological message for ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>HISTORY OF KITES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boxkite2-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boxkite2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/boxkite2.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitehistory.com\/\">Kitehistory.com<\/a> website features a bright blue font on a sky-blue background, which is awful on the eyes; however there\u2019s a lot of excellent historical information here, illustrated with period photographs. Various pages cover the Wright brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, Lawrence Hargrave, meteorological kites, and war kites.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/travelguide\/culture\/kites.htm\">Chinese Kites<\/a> has information on the ancient history of Chinese kites &#8211; which date back as least to the 5<sup>th<\/sup> century BCE. (Marco Polo brought one home with him after his famous 13th-century trip to Cathay.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Shock-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Shock-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Shock.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>By Judith Jango-Cohen, <i>Ben Franklin\u2019s Big Shock<\/i> (Lerner Publishing, 2006) in the On My Own Science series is the story of Franklin\u2019s kite experiment and the discovery that lightning is electricity, told in simple language for ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/How-Ben-Franklin-Stole-the-Lightning-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/How-Ben-Franklin-Stole-the-Lightning-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/How-Ben-Franklin-Stole-the-Lightning.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Rosalyn Schanzer\u2019s <i>How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning<\/i> (HarperCollins, 2002) covers the many aspects of Franklin\u2019s multitalented life, but concentrates on his studies of electricity and his (dangerous) landmark kite experiment. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-F-and-his-first-kite-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-F-and-his-first-kite-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-F-and-his-first-kite-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-F-and-his-first-kite-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-F-and-his-first-kite-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-F-and-his-first-kite-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Ben-F-and-his-first-kite.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Stephen Krensky\u2019s <i>Ben Franklin and His First Kite<\/i> (Simon Spotlight, 2002), the kite is not the kite of the famous thunderstorm experiment, but the one the boy Ben rigged to pull himself across the millpond while swimming. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ben-franklin-pbs-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ben-franklin-pbs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ben-franklin-pbs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ben-franklin-pbs.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Resources to accompany the three-part PBS series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/benfranklin\/index.html\">Benjamin Franklin<\/a> include background information, a teacher\u2019s guide, a virtual tour of \u201cBen\u2019s Town,\u201d and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/benfranklin\/exp_kite.html\">instructions for making a kite<\/a>. (Do not fly it in a thunderstorm.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From USHistory.org, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/franklin\/info\/kite.htm\">Franklin and his Electric Kite<\/a> is a detailed illustrated account of Franklin\u2019s most famous experiment, including his own description of how he built his kite.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For many more resources, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/ben-franklin\/\">Ben Franklin<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bell-kite-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bell-kite-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bell-kite.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevintagenews.com\/2016\/06\/19\/57443-copy-2\/\">Alexander Graham Bell\u2019s spectacular tetrahedral kites<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0SCIENCE, MATH, AND KITES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-tails-help-kite-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-tails-help-kite-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/how-tails-help-kite.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From Scientific American\u2019s Science Buddies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article.cfm?id=bring-science-home-kite-tails\">Stability Science: How Tails Help a Kite Fly<\/a> has instructions for building a sled kite, suggestions for experiments, explanations of results, and links to other sites to explore.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the Smithsonian, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianeducation.org\/educators\/lesson_plans\/kiting\/atz_kitingupthesky_september1991.pdf\">Kiting Up the Sky<\/a> is a detailed unit on kites, variously covering how and why a kite flies, kite history, kite poems and stories (with helps for inventing your own), a kite-making project, and a note on the Smithsonian Kite Festival. For elementary- and middle-school-level kids.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the American Kitefliers Association, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kite.org\/about-kites\/how-do-kites-fly\/\">Why a Kite Flies <\/a>is an illustrated explanation of lift, drag, yaw, pitch, and roll.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From NASA, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grc.nasa.gov\/WWW\/K-12\/airplane\/guided.htm\">Beginner\u2019s Guide to Aeronautics<\/a> is a terrific online textbook for high-school-level students, preferably with a bit of physics under their belts. Included is a detailed section on kite history, science, and real-world flying.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Are <a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/giant-energy-generating-kites-could-serve-as-an-alternative-to-wind-turbines\/\">GIANT KITES<\/a> the answer to the problem of renewable energy? Check it out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/let-s-fly-a-kite-turtleback-school-library-binding-edition-original-imaeapfapkzum8ee-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/let-s-fly-a-kite-turtleback-school-library-binding-edition-original-imaeapfapkzum8ee-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/let-s-fly-a-kite-turtleback-school-library-binding-edition-original-imaeapfapkzum8ee-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/let-s-fly-a-kite-turtleback-school-library-binding-edition-original-imaeapfapkzum8ee.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Stuart J. Murphy\u2019s <i>Let\u2019s Fly a Kite<\/i> (Perfection Learning, 2000), a MathStart 2 book, Bob and Hannah, on a trip to the beach, argue over everything from sharing the backseat of the car to decorating their new kite. Their mathematically savvy babysitter solves their problems using the concept of symmetry. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Learn geometry with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsisfun.com\/geometry\/kite.html\">Kite Math<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>HOW-TOS<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-for-everyone-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-for-everyone-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-for-everyone.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Margaret Greger\u2019s <i>Kites for Everyone<\/i> (Dover Publications, 2006) has general kite information and instructions for making 50 different kites, many of them simple, inexpensive, and easy to fly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/asian-kites-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/asian-kites-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/asian-kites-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/asian-kites-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/asian-kites-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/asian-kites-1536x1534.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/asian-kites-2048x2046.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>By Wayne Hosking, <i>Asian Kites<\/i> (Tuttle Publishing, 2004) in the Asian Arts and Crafts for Creative Kids series features basic information on kite-making and flying along with fifteen kite-making projects, variously from China Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, and Japan, each with illustrated instructions and a materials list. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/backyard-ballistics-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/backyard-ballistics-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/backyard-ballistics.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>William Gurstelle\u2019s <i>Backyard Ballistics<\/i> (Chicago Review Press, 2012) has instructions for making 16 truly awesome ballistic devices, among them a tennis-ball mortar, a potato cannon, and a Cincinnati fire kite.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intothewind.com\/\">Into the Wind<\/a> is a great source for kites, kite-making supplies, kite accessories, and helpful information. There\u2019s a special section for kids, featuring the \u201cFrustrationless Flier\u201d and the \u201cColor a Sled Kite\u201d kit (a blank white kite that comes with crayons).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Wikihow\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-a-Kite-Out-of-a-Plastic-Bag\">How to Make a Kite Out of a Plastic Bag<\/a> has step-by-step photo-illustrated instructions for making a simple inexpensive kite from a plastic shopping bag.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the Instructables, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/A-Garbage-Bag-Kite\/\">Garbage Bag Kite<\/a> has step-by-step instructions for making a classic diamond kite from two sticks and a plastic garbage bag.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/people.exeter.ac.uk\/jastaple\/kites\/projects\/sled\/sled.html\">Basic Sled Kite<\/a> site has clear illustrated instructions for making a simple sled kite from copier paper and wooden barbecue skewers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiteplans.org\/planos\/billybear\/billybear.html\">Billy Bear\u2019s Mini Kite<\/a> has a pattern and instructions for a small kite made from tissue paper and stir sticks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Matchbox-Scale-Microkite-under-a-square-inch\/\">Instructables<\/a>, make an inch-square microkite.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20041022225507\/http:\/\/home.rconnect.com\/~kitenut\/microkites.htm\">Microkites<\/a> has information on the \u201cworld\u2019s smallest kite\u201d and instructions for building a flyable kite just one inch square.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>POEMS AND KITES\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Read and\/or listen to Joyce Carol Oates\u2019s concrete kite-shaped\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted-burke.com\/2007\/04\/poem-by-joyce-carol-oates.html\">Kite Poem<\/a>. (Invent one of your own?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/childs-garden-verses-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/childs-garden-verses-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/childs-garden-verses.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>From <i>A Child\u2019s Garden of Verses<\/i>, Robert Louis Stevenson\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lnstar.com\/mall\/literature\/rls\/Wind.htm\">The Wind<\/a> begins \u201cI saw you toss the kites on high.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/meal-of-stars-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/meal-of-stars-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/meal-of-stars.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Dana Jensen\u2019s <i>A Meal of the Stars: Poems Up and Down<\/i> (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012) is a collection of illustrated poems about things that go, variously, up and\/or down, such as raindrops, balloons, Ferris wheels, and kites. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-sail-high-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-sail-high-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-sail-high-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-sail-high-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-sail-high-1453x1536.jpg 1453w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kites-sail-high-1937x2048.jpg 1937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Ruth Heller\u2019s <i>Kites Sail High<\/i> (Puffin, 1998) is \u201cA Book About Verbs\u201d in the gorgeously illustrated World of Language series. The rhyming text celebrates action words: \u201cA VERB really is the most superb\/of any word you\u2019ve ever heard\u2026\/Verb\u2019s tell you something\u2019s being done.\/Roses BLOOM\/and people RUN.\u201d For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is National Kite Month, May 12 is Kite Day, and June 15 is Fly a Kite Day. 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