BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
A small boy lives in country of turmoil and war. One day soldiers come and take his father and his brother away. Big tanks roll noisily through the streets and tell people to stay inside and that anyone caught outside will be shot. It is hard not to be scared and the boy’s little sister won't stop crying. On a windy day after the curfew is lifted the boy meets his friend in the park. He has an idea and shares it with his friends. He goes home and make a big kite. He tells the kite about all the things it might see. After dark the next night he flies his kite high in the air. Soon there are other kites. Then a lot of shots and kites start falling out of the sky. Will the boys kite make it? What will it see?
This was great, and it reminded me of stories my mom told from when she was a little girl in Norway during WWII. Soldiers in the streets, curfew, rations, curtains to black out all light, soldiers and shots fired. The story is beautifully told eloquently tell the story. The story is wonderfully supported with amazing illustrations. Many children live where there is war this brings their story and their plight to life. I highly recommend this book.
Ellen-Anita, Librarian
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