The Emperor and the Kite
by:
Ed Young (author)
Jane Yolen (author)
Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father. ?A familiar jewel polished to...
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Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father. ?A familiar jewel polished to unaccustomed brilliance.? ? Booklist ?It is rare to find a book where the beauty of the language and image are so finely meshed as in this tale of loyalty and love.? ? United Press International Jane Yolen lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts and Scotland. Ed Young lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780698116443 (0698116445)
ASIN: 698116445
Publish date: July 20th 1998
Publisher: Putnam & Grosset
Pages no: 27
Edition language: English
written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Ed Young The story is good, but the illustrations are AMAZING. I'm a sucker for paper art, and Ed Young's are fantastic.
A wonderful blend of strong story and even stronger illustrations. Little Djeow Seow is deemed so small and insignificant by her royal family that she is ignored and almost completely forgotten. It turns out that this very weakness is to be her greatest strength when her father, the emperor, is ca...
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