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y separately published work icon Mai-tzu and the Kite Emperor single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 Mai-tzu and the Kite Emperor
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'The sky is filled with beautiful kites being flown by children, but little Mai-tzu is too poor to buy one and must build his own. He takes his home-made kite out into the fields and lies back on the grass to watch it fly. Suddenly, a sailing ship with wings appears between the clouds. Shortly after, an arrow shoots through the air shattering Mai-tzu's kite to the ground. The Kite Emperor then descends and asks Mai-tzu to come with him to his palace where he may choose any one of the beautiful kites for his own.' (Source: Book seller)

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Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in China.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Walrus Books , 1984 .
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      Description: illus., some col.
      ISBN: 0949430048

Works about this Work

Untitled June Richardson , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 54 1975; (p. 13-15)

— Review of Mai-tzu and the Kite Emperor Wolfgang Grasse , 1973 single work picture book
Untitled June Richardson , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 54 1975; (p. 13-15)

— Review of Mai-tzu and the Kite Emperor Wolfgang Grasse , 1973 single work picture book
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