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Red kite, blue kite
Ji-Li Jiang
Published
2013
by Disney*Hyperion Books in New York
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Written in
When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, are separated during China"s Cultural Revolution, they are able to stay close by greeting one another every day with flying kites until Baba, like the kites, is free. Includes historical note.
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Ji-Li Jiang ; illustrated by Greg Ruth |
| Contributions | Ruth, Greg, ill |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PZ7.J57396 Red 2013 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL25282821M |
| ISBN 10 | 9781423127536 |
| LC Control Number | 2012010000 |
When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, fly kites from their roof and look down at the crowded city streets below, they feel free, like the kites. Baba loves telling Tai Shan stories while the kites—one red, and one blue—rise, dip, and soar together. Then, a bad time comes. People wearing red armbands s. The only other thing you might want to know about this book is that there are at least three ways to read it. The first way takes only a few minutes. Just follow the rainbow-colored words. The second takes only a little bit longer. Just follow the words haloed with blue and red and the rainbow words too. For the third way, just start at the.
Get this from a library! Red kite, blue kite. [Ji-li Jiang; Greg Ruth] -- When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, are separated during China's Cultural Revolution, they are able to stay close by greeting one another every day with flying kites until Baba, like the kites, is. Red Kite, Blue Kite () About book: Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang and illustrated by Greg Ruth, is a story of a little boy, Tai Shan and his father, Baba and their love for flying kites. Jiang and Ruth tell the story of the boy's everyday life through beautiful illustrations as he yearns for his father's -to-Self: Ji-li Jiang's story of Tai Shan reminded me of the countless.
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out of 5 stars Red Kite, Blue Kite Reviewed in the United States on February 4, This book is very touching and is based on a real historical event that took place in China in the s to the s. A great read, even for older readers.5/5(6).
Red Kite, Blue Kite is based on a true story: that of the author's family friend who is the little boy of Tai Shan/5. "The red kite follows the blue kite, forward and backward, up and down, like Baba and me, always together, never apart." While the pain of the situation is palpable, so is the sense of hope.
The watercolor illustrations capture the emotional tone of the story gracefully, with the scenes from the Red kite in sepia and the other background ISBN: Red Kite, Blue Kite Ji-Li Jiang, Author Greg Ruth, Illustrator Disney Hyperion Books, fiction, Blue kite book for Ages: Themes: Father/son relationship, Kites, Separation, Hope, Chinese Cultural Revolution, Multicultural Opening: "I love to fly kites.
But not from the ground. My city is crowded, and the streets are skinny. Baba and I fly our kites from. Some brief overview of this book When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, fly kites from their roof and look down at the crowded city streets below, they feel free, like the kites.
Baba loves telling Tai Shan stories while the kites—one red, and one blue—rise, dip, %(). Red Red kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang and Greg Ruth. After his father is sent to a labor camp, a little boy stays connected to him through read more.
After his father is sent to a labor camp, a little boy stays connected to him through their shared love of kite-flying. First Baba is able to visit once a week and they fly kites together. About the Book Red Kite, Blue Kiteis the story of a young boy (Tai Shan) and his father (Baba) during China’s Cultural Revolution.
Tai Shan and Baba love spending time together flying their kites in the crowded city. However, due to the hard times that the Revolution brings, Tai Shan and Baba must use their kites to secretly communicate. Red Kite, Blue Kite Hardcover – 22 Jan.
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Red Kite, Blue Kite is a children's book written by Ji-li Jiang and illustrated by Greg Ruth. Set in China, it follows the story of Tai Shan, a boy who enjoys flying kites.
He readjusts with his situation when his father, referred to in the book as the Chinese word for father, "Ba Ba" (爸爸), is detained as part of the Cultural Revolution. Set during the Cultural Revolution in China, a heartwarming tale of a father and son whose love never stops soaring. Tai Shan and his father, Baba, like to climb to the tippy-top of their roof and fly kites.
The two kites—one red and one blue—rise and dive through the sky together. Red Kite, Blue Kite is a lovely story that takes place during the Cultural Revolution in China. Tai Shan loves to fly kites from the rooftop with his father, Baba.
Tai Shan's is red and Baba's is blue. One day, Baba is arrested: "Then, a bad time comes/5(11). Red Kite, Blue Kite Ji-li Jiang, illus. by Greg Ruth. Buy this book Ruth (A Pirate’s Guide to First Grade) paints affecting closeups and dramatically lit spreads that ratchet up the tension.
Red Kite, Blue Kite (Hardcover) By Ji-li Jiang, Greg Ruth (Illustrator). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,32pp. Publication Date: Janu Description Torn apart by the Cultural Revolution in China, Tai Shan and his Baba (father) send secret signals to each other with kites.
Themes of injustice, separation and freedom will spark conversation. The red kite represents Tai Shan and the blue one is his father. When Tai Shan flies the kites “the red kite follows the blue kite, forward and backward, up and down, like Baba and me, always together, never apart.” (pg.
23). A way to introduce this book might be to have students’ first think about symbols around them in their own lives. “Red Kite, Blue Kite,” written by Ji-li Jiang and illustrated by Greg Ruth, takes place during the Cultural Revolution in China, when millions of families were uprooted, and children were forced to.
Blue The color Blue represents depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Green The color Green represents growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility. But also represents the Religion of Islam.
Main Colors Color. What Red Kite, Blue Kite adds, and hits out of the park in my opinion, is to capture what the illustrator’s note describes as “the irrepressible power of love and hope in difficult times.” The author does a tremendous job showing how life gets worse and worse for .Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-Li Jiang, Greg Ruth (Illustrator) starting at $ Red Kite, Blue Kite has 1 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace.Book Wizard IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE.
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Fiction Torn apart by the Cultural Revolution in China, Tai Shan and his Baba (father) send secret signals to each other with kites.
