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A carp for Kimiko / by Virginia L. Kroll ; illustrated by Katherine Roundtree.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Watertown, Ma : Charlesbridge, 1993.Description: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cmISBN:
  • 0881064122
  • 0881064130 (lib. bdg)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [E] 20
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.K9227 Car 1993
Summary: Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Children’s Holiday Kroll, Virginia L Holiday-Children's Day Available 33111004061590
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A CARP FOR KIMIKO is the story of a young girl's struggle against the strong current of tradition. Every year on Children's Day in Japan a kite in the shape of a carp is flown for each boy in the family. Kimiko is a little girl who desperately wants an orange, black, and white calico carp kite of her own to fly on this holiday.

Kimiko's parents remind her that there is a holiday just for girls--Doll's Festival Day, but this does not stop Kimiko from dreaming about and wishing for her very own carp. The magical ending achieves the impossible--Kimiko gets what she longs for without breaking tradition. Katherine Roundtree's beautiful illustrations evoke the wonder and excitement of childhood, which will charm readers of all cultures.

Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her.

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