King for a day / by Rukhsana Khan ; illustrations by Christiane Krömer.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Lee & Low Books, Inc., [2013]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1600606598 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781600606595 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | Khan Rukhsana | Holiday-Basant | Available | 33111007489681 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Basant is here, with feasts and parties to celebrate the arrival of spring. But what Malik is looking forward to most is doing battle from his rooftop with Falcon, the special kite he has built for speed. Today is Malik's chance to be the best kite fighter, the king of Basant. By the end of the day, Malik has a big pile of captured kites. He is the king! But then the bully reappears, trying to take a kite from a girl in the alley below. With a sudden act of kingly generosity, Malik finds the perfect way to help the girl. A lively story introducing an age old festival.
"Even though he is confined to a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day. Includes an afterword about the Basant festival"--Provided by publisher.