Henry & The Kite Dragon
Everyone knows that kids from Chinatown don't go to the park when the kids from Little Italy are there. They're rough, they're big, and they don't like Chinese kids. That's okay-Henry doesn't like them, either. But what Henry does like are kites. He loves them. Even more, he loves to help his...
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Everyone knows that kids from Chinatown don't go to the park when the kids from Little Italy are there. They're rough, they're big, and they don't like Chinese kids. That's okay-Henry doesn't like them, either. But what Henry does like are kites. He loves them. Even more, he loves to help his friend Grandfather Chin make them, and fly them over Chinatown and the park. But when Tony Guglione and his friends from Little Italy keep throwing rocks and destroying their beautiful creations, Henry and his friends decide enough is enough! In this touching story based on true 1920's events, two rival groups of children representing two different cultures come face to face, and when they do, they find they share much more than just the same sky.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399237270 (0399237275)
Publish date: June 3rd 2004
Publisher: Philomel
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I quite liked the art, but the story felt off somehow. Too obviously a very important lesson? Maybe I was just thrown off by the fact that it was an immigrant story of a hundred years ago, rather than a modern immigrant story? I don't know. I was fascinated that Chinatown was only three blocks. I'...