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King For A Day (2014)

by Rukhsana Khan(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1600606598 (ISBN13: 9781600606595)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Lee & Low Books

review 1: Age: Preschool-2nd gradeCountry: PakistanArt: Mixed-media collageThe art in this book is impeccably crafted, full of different textiles, angles, and color. A child could spend a long time soaking up the beauty of it. Added to the intriguing art is a simple story by Pakistani born Khan of kite fighting, a fun sport where kite flyers try to snip down kites around them until they are the last one flying. Malik, our celebrated kite fighter, has pride in his small, fast kite which goes on to take down the next-door bully's kites. Overall, this is a wonderfully depicted look into a celebrated Pakistani sport. Includes endnote on Basant, the annual kite festival.
review 2: This is a lovely look at the kite festival, Basant. The pictures are wonderfully unique, but ... moreI wasn't as thrilled with the story itself. There is a very strong focus on the bully of the town and how he receives his comeuppance at the end of the story--everyone likes a good underdog story, but I felt that this book was more about that rivalry than about the festival.Good for early elementary readers who are learning about other cultures. less

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