TY - BOOK AU - Waring,Rob ED - Cengage Learning (Firm) TI - The great kite fight T2 - Footprint reading library. Exciting activities SN - 9781424012138 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston PB - Heinle/Cengage Learning KW - Readers KW - Kites KW - Japan KW - Juvenile literature KW - Shirone-shi (Japan) N2 - 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? ER -