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Author: Romain Gary Publisher: New Directions Publishing ISBN: 0811226557 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 375
Book Description
Romain Gary’s bittersweet final masterpiece is “epic and empathetic” (BBC) and “one of his best” (The New York Times) The Kites begins with a young boy, Ludo, coming of age on a small farm in Normandy under the care of his eccentric kite-making Uncle Ambrose. Ludo’s life changes the day he meets Lila, a girl from the aristocratic Polish family that owns the estate next door. In a single glance, Ludo falls in love forever; Lila, on the other hand, disappears back into the woods. And so begins Ludo’s adventure of longing, passion, and love for the elusive Lila, who begins to reciprocate his feelings just as Europe descends into World War II. After Germany invades Poland, Lila and her family go missing, and Ludo’s devotion to saving her from the Nazis becomes a journey to save his love, his loved ones, his country, and ultimately himself. Filled with unforgettable characters who fling all they have into the fight to keep their hopes—and themselves—alive, The Kites is Romain Gary’s poetic call for resistance in whatever form it takes. A war hero himself, Gary embraced and fought for humanity in all its nuanced complexities, in the belief that a hero might be anyone who has the courage to love and hope.
Author: David Pelham Publisher: ISBN: Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 232
Book Description
Originally published as ""The Penguin Book of,Kites,"" this marvellously illustrated guide has,become rightly known as ""The Kite Flyer's Bible.,It contains all the facts about the construction,and flying of kites and includes over 100 how-to,diagrams, from the simple to the challenging, from,paper to fabric, with all the information,necessary for building kites from scratch. A sure,fire winner, this is a classic work of enduring,value. 33 line drawings. 145 B/W photographs. 100,diagrams.
Author: Michael Morpurgo Publisher: ISBN: 9781406367317 Category : Arab-Israeli conflict Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Travelling to the West Bank to witness how life is for Palestinians and Jews living in the shadow of a dividing wall, journalist Max strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic Palestinian boy, Said. As Max is welcomed as a guest, he learns of the terrible events in the family's past and begins to understand why Said no longer speaks.
Author: Ying Chang Compestine Publisher: ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
Long ago in China, three brothers become tired of chasing birds from their family's rice fields and experiment with ways to make the job easier.
Author: Demi Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers ISBN: Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
A story of how kite-flying started in China and of what the various kites represent and mean. Includes directions for making and decorating magic kites.
Author: Maxwell Eden
Author: Romain Gary
Author: Maxwell Eden
Author: David Pelham
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Author: Ying Chang Compestine
Author: Will H. Yolen
Author: Helene Morgan
Author: George J. Varney
Author: Demi
Author: Grace Lin