Black Kite
The Black Kite is a medium-sized (47 to 55 cm) bird of prey (raptor). From a distance, it appears almost black, with a light brown bar on the shoulder. The Black Kite is a medium-sized (47 to 55 cm) bird of prey (raptor). From a distance, it ... [... more]
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Donna Jo Napoli
Donna Jo Napoli is a highly acclaimed author of both novels and picture books. Her many award-winning titles include Stones in Water, winner of a Golden Kite Award and the Sydney Taylor Book Award; Zel, which was named a Best Book by Publishers ... [... more]
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Rhoda Blumberg
Rhoda Blumberg has written about the opening of Japan (1853-1854) in Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun, a Newbery Honor Book, which also won the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award and the Golden Kite Award. Her acclaimed histories also include ... [... more]
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Richard Jesse Watson
Richard Jesse Watson studied art at Pasadena City College and at Art Center College of Design. He has continued his artistic studies drawing from life and at museums and cathedrals. His awards and honors include the Golden Kite Award, the ... [... more]
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Patricia MacLachlan
Patricia MacLachlan is the bestselling author of beloved books for young readers, including Arthur, For the Very First Time, winner of the Golden Kite Award for fiction; The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt; and Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of ... [... more]
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Deborah Hopkinson
Deborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous books for children, including , a Golden Kite Honor Award recipient from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives with her husband and two children in Walla Walla, ... [... more]
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Water Hole Waiting
Jane Kurtz is a highly acclaimed author of books for young readers. Her picture books include Fire on the Mountain, an honor book for the Marion Vannett Ridgeway Award, and River Friendly, River Wild, winner of the Golden Kite Award for picture ... [... more]
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Quentin Reynolds
Young Orville and Wilbur Wright loved building things. From the fastest sled in town to the highest-flying kite, the Wright brothers' creations were always a step ahead of everyone else's. They grew up learning all about mechanics from fixing ... [... more]
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Eleanor Hudson
Random House is pleased to welcome Sesame Street® to the distinguished ranks of Beginner Books®. It's up, up, and away for Elmo! Follow the fun as Elmo's high-flying kite takes him from the park to adventures in the deepest darkest jungle, to the [... more]
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Luis Garay
Young Francisco and his mother are very poor. Francisco rises at dawn to deliver newspapers in the marketplace. One day he sees a kite hanging in one of the crowded stalls, and he knows he has found his heart's desire. He longs for the beautiful ... [... more]
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Jeffrey Lee
Well, maybe not better, but you'll certainly have more fun with your children, who understandably assume that you know how to do just about everything. If they only knew! Catch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite 21 Timeless Skills Every Child ... [... more]
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I Love Daddy
What's not to love? When a little one is with Daddy, he has lots of adventures, flying a kite, resting in a hammock, or making a berry pie. With fresh colors, flat shapes, and... What's not to love? When a small child is with Mommy, she feels ... [... more]
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