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Fun facts for readers of the children's middle grade novel FLYING THE DRAGON by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
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Here's the follow-up to Cliff Quinn's instructions for making a rokkaku kite. Once you've made your kite, this shows you how to attach the bridle. Watch the basics with a diamond kite, then see where to attach the strings on a rokkaku kite at the end of the video. Happy Flying!
How to Make a Bridle and Fly-Line
Here's the follow-up to Cliff Quinn's instructions for making a rokkaku kite. Once you've made your kite, this shows you how to attach the bridle. Watch the basics with a diamond kite, then see where to attach the strings on a rokkaku kite at the end of the video. Happy Flying!
a classroom with red chairs and desks in japanese saturday school text reads, and enrolls in japanese saturday school
Flying the Dragon
Thank you to educator Elizabeth Richardson for creating this Flying the Dragon book trailer!
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Gaithersburg Book Festival 2012 - Natalie Dias Lorenzi
Gaithersburg Book Festival 2012 - Natalie Dias Lorenzi - YouTube
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National Kite Festival on National Mall Announces Spring in Washignton, DC
More about the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival in Washington, DC, including the rokkaku kite battle, modern kite-making, and the children's best handmade kite contest.
a drawing of a dragon with the words flying in the dragon's wings above it
Interview ~ the Talented Kelly Murphy, Cover Artist of FLYING THE DRAGON
Meet illustrator Kelly Murphy and find out how she comes up with such gorgeous book jacket covers! Take a peek at the sketches she made while brainstorming ideas for the FLYING THE DRAGON cover. I love the final cover...which one do you like best?
a bento box filled with rice and vegetables
20 Easy Bento Lunch Boxes - Parenting
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See the cherry blossoms up close in Washington DC with this video from the US Park Service.
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Paint your own cherry blossom tree with black and pink paint, a straw and a paintbrush.
a book cover for flying the dragon with a girl on a bike and a kite in the sky
Flying the Dragon, a middle grade novel by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
an older man standing next to two children in front of a table with kites on it
Rokkaku Kite
Build your own rokkaku kite with Cliff Quinn.
a close up of a bed with flowers on it and a green field in the background
Retail and Wholesale Supplier of Fine Japanese Papers
Hiroshi and Grandfather made their kites from bamboo and washi paper. Learn about the art of creating washi paper here!