The great kite fight /
series editor, Rob Waring.
- Boston : Heinle/Cengage Learning, c2009
- 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 cm + 1 video disc (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Footprint reading library. Exciting activities .
- Footprint reading library. Exciting activities. .
Every year, the city of Shirone, Japan, goes 'kite crazy.' During a five-day local festival, teams fight to force each other's kites from the sky. This tradition began 250 years ago and people of all ages still enjoy the celebration. How do teams fight with kites? What does it take to win?
9781424012138 1424012139 9781424026845 (DVD) 1424026849 (DVD)
Readers.
Kites--Japan --Juvenile literature.
Shirone-shi (Japan) --Juvenile literature.
Every year, the city of Shirone, Japan, goes 'kite crazy.' During a five-day local festival, teams fight to force each other's kites from the sky. This tradition began 250 years ago and people of all ages still enjoy the celebration. How do teams fight with kites? What does it take to win?
9781424012138 1424012139 9781424026845 (DVD) 1424026849 (DVD)
Readers.
Kites--Japan --Juvenile literature.
Shirone-shi (Japan) --Juvenile literature.