Henry and the Kite Dragon

Written by Bruce Edward Hall · Illustrated by William Low

Kids from two rival neighborhoods clash over homemade kites until they finally come face to face.

40 pages· 1,971 words· Est. 16 min read-aloud· AD580L

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Bookroo's summary

In 1920s New York, kids from Chinatown stay out of the park when the kids from Little Italy are there. Henry loves helping his friend Grandfather Chin build kites and fly them over the neighborhood, but Tony Guglione and his friends keep throwing rocks and wrecking them. When Henry and his friends decide enough is enough, the two groups finally come face to face, in a story based on true events.

From the publisher

Everyone knows that kids from Chinatown don’t go to the park when the kids from Little Italy are there. They’re rough, they’re big, and they don’t like Chinese kids. That’s okay-Henry doesn’t like them, either. But what Henry does like are kites. He loves them. Even more, he loves to help his friend Grandfather Chin make them, and fly them over Chinatown and the park. But when Tony Guglione and his friends from Little Italy keep throwing rocks and destroying their beautiful creations, Henry and his friends decide enough is enough! In this touching story based on true 1920’s events, two rival groups of children representing two different cultures come face to face, and when they do, they find they share much more than just the same sky.

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