num_pages: 40
description: 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.
language: English
title: Henry & The Kite Dragon
titlecomplete: Henry & The Kite Dragon
genres: Cultural, Fiction, Family, Historical, Animals, Picture Books, China, Childrens, New York, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 212
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Younger Children, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Irma Black Award
publisher: Philomel Books