About this title: Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou could hear the fibres of the rope creaking. Perhaps his kite would burst apart. Perhaps there would be no air to breathe at the top of the sky. They called him Gou Tian, Sky Hook, the boy who flies. No one had ever seen anything like it. Crowds flocked to the Jade Circus to see the Bird Boy, the Sun Swallow, ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: Very Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Good. 0066238749 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperTeen
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780066238753ISBN:0066238757
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-library with usual stamps and labels, otherwise a good copy with light wear. Dust jacket in mylar. For quick delivery, please consider Expedited shipping-standard delivery ranges from 4-19 business days. Thank you! read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780064410915ISBN:0064410919
Description: New. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 307 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Missing front flyleaf Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192751577ISBN:0192751573
Description: Very Good. No Jacket (as published) 5" x 8" Fiction. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually within 24 hours. Call or email us with your questions read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192751577ISBN:0192751573
Description: Good. PAPERBACK BOOK-GOOD OVERALL CONDITION-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780192751577ISBN:0192751573
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"I really wanted to like this book, since I was such a big fan of The White Darkness. This book is written for a much younger audience, and the story seemed very simple and simply written. All the big action and resolve was made in the last two chapters. I really didn't think that the main character learned much throughout the story... up until the end he was still making the same mistakes. White I enjoyed learning about 13th century China, I hard a hard time following the story line."
"Set shortly after the Mongol conquest of China, in the time of Kubla Khan, this story offers a stirring adventure that gives a unique picture of 13th Century China. Haoyou loses his father when he is forced by a covetous fellow sailor to "ride" a kite used by merchants to determine if the time is propitious for ships to begin a sea voyage. Ironically, Haoyou ends up riding the kites himself--to perform for a circus. Revenge, sacrifice, family, and betrayal form the theme topics of this appealing novel. Though the protagonist is only 12 at the start of the novel, the adventure and the hinted at mature happenings and themes will carry even adult readers into the precarious world of the Chinese in turmoil. Positive."
"A three stars from me? I am an easy grader, so maybe I should give this a 4. I liked the glimpse in Chinese history, but this book didn't soar with me."
"Haoyou watches his father die, testing the wind for a ship about to sail in 13th century China.
Next, he thinks of the idea to test the wind for a boat going out to sea.
That's where the adventure begins. This book is well written. Haoyou and Mipeng (his cousin) have many adventures, and they are chased down by their evil uncle Gou Bo."
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