Henry and the Dragon Kite

We are living in a society that have many people of different nationality. This book is about how people deal with other people different from himself. Of course the answer is try to realize the difference between cultures, and to understand the feelings from each other. When Tony threw stones to the kites, what the Chinese children saw is he tried to ruin their kite. But why he really did it is because the pigeons. 4. When did the kids from Chinatown begin to understand Tony’s perspective? When Tony told them the reason behind his behavior. When they understand why he threw stones to their kites. 5. Why do you think this author wanted to write a story about kids for other kids to read? We often misunderstand people when we do not really know them. The story could happen on ourself at any time, so the author maybe want to tell us before they really face problems.

Something I think...

1.
At the park, Tony cries when he thinks his pigeon is going to get hurt by the kite. Why did the author have Tony cry instead of just getting very angry?

I think because Tony really loves his pigeon and he is heartbroken when he thinks his pigeon is going to get hurt but he don't know what to do. He is helpless.

2.
Why do you think this author wanted to write a story about kids for other kids to read?

The author may want to tell children care others feelings and show them some fight based on some misunderstanding .

Henry and the Dragon Kite-The Rivalry

I really have to say sorry first. I was too exhausted this week and ended up going to bed early without getting up on time-and I couldn't believe that I didn't post in time!

I don't know if you know anything about the art of kites in Chinese culture. It was first made to send top secret letter in wars (Of course it had no string at first). But it soon became a kind of beautiful toy that combined physically brilliant disign and carry the most detailed, luxurious painting.

As for the book, I think the rivalry is not only between children came from different area but between people who neglect others' perspectives when they are too eager to protect what they love. It happens everyday, sometimes it turns out hurting every one, but sometimes, just like the story, people understand each other when one person starts to try to be in the other's shoes.





My answer to the Qs:


When did the kids from Chinatown begin to understand Tony’s perspective?

I guess that was since Tony started to behave like someone else, who wasn't mean at all and care about what he loved.



Why do you think this author wanted to write a story about kids for other kids to read?

In reality, not every arguement has a happy ending. Teach children as early as possible to avoid these fights.



What message does this story have for you about decisions you will make in your life ?

Violence is never a good solution. Before being angry about someone or something, I will think throughly if there's anything causes me think with prejudice.

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When Grandpa Chin said they would not throw rocks because the respect dragons they three rocks anyhow. They threw rocks because they were Italian. Their parents don't tell them to respect dragons because they don't have anything to do with the dragon culture. The Chinese kids marched down to the park. They stood up to Tony because they had enough of him throwing rocks at their beautiful kites. They found out that Tony and his friends were throwing rocks at the kites for a reason and that reason was the Chinese kids and grandfather were chasing Little Italy's birds away and they usaly never came back. So the story goes both ways the Chinese kids were something wrong and so were the kids from Little Italy but Tony knew that he was doing something wrong but the Chinese kids did not.

Question and Answer about Henry and the Dragon Kite

Q: The kids learnd alot about making kites from Grandfather Chin. What other things did they learn from him?
A: I think that the kids learned about being responsible and keeping control of your anger.
Q: After they finished making the Dragon Kite Grandfather Chin said that nobody would dare throw rocks at the kite because " Everyone respects Dragons". He was wrong and the boys still threw rocks. Why?
A: I think the answer is that they were trying to protect their pigeons.
Q: At the park, Tony cries when he thinks that his pigeon is going to get hurt by the kite. Why did the Author have Tony cry instead of getting verry angry?
A: I think that the Author had Tony cry was because he wanted to show that Tony wasn't a bully but he respected and cared for his pigeon. And he just reacted to the Kite by throwing rocks at it.

Pigeons and kites

I think the author uses pigeons and kites symble peace and introduce the Chinese traditional skill.
I think most of fights may happen because the two side didn't understand why he do that and think "oh, he must hates me for no reason". And if both side think in that way, them they really have a big misunderstanding!

Try to calm down and communicate to him, things may be different.

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Henry and the Kite Dragon

I think the book is about two kids and I think that the kids have their differences and they are both the same (they both love things in the sky). I also think that Tony is a bully on the outside and a kind person on the inside. I think this because of the way he acts to certain things like his pigeon. I think that the only reason why Tony was throwing rocks at the kites was to protect his pigeon. I thought in the begining that the only reason Tony was throwing the rocks was because he disliked chinese people and wanted to be a bully, but in the end I changed my mind because Tony is just trying to look after his pigeon.
I think the only reason Grandfather Chin asked them to not hurt the Itallian kids was because he didn't want good people to go bad. I also think that he did not want the children to go to Tony and his friends was because he felt that if they did that they would never be friends.
I think that Henery was upset because he thought that Tony was trying to just be a bully. I think that Henry should of just went down there and discuss the proublem with tony and just talk about it and then the whole problem would be over quicker. What do you think?

Across the fence.

It's another book about segregation. And I like the painting. It really gives me a warm feeling-between the children, who were not influenced by other things.

And have you noticed that my title is alike our blog's name? The meaning of this book is that breaking the fence between people is something we should do.

I'm going to watch Andrea Bocelli's concert in Taiwan on 4/19. He is blind, but he has a heavenly voice and a kind personality. Well, he can not see, do you think that would make some differences if we can not see each other's appearance but can only know who someone really are?

the other side

this is one of my favorite book.i love its illustration and meaning.

though i am not in america,we have the same problems here in taiwan.i really don't know why there has to be a segregation in our world.i think every one is just the same inside our heart,isn't it?

and i have a question:is there still a segresgation in the USA?

the other side

i think this book is quite meanful. usually there are always some different things, habits and apperances between the white and the black. and so there is a deadline that we can't across it. the notion of lifes is now still here. as you grow up the mind of the color line will affect you making decisions. adults usually care more about this kind of problems the reason that they told thier kids not to get to closer to the white is that they are afraid of the kids to be hurt. but to the end they finally played together and become friends.

Crash

I love the illustration and the words are not too difficult to understand but it's meaningful!
Last year, I've watched "Crash". It's about Caucasian,Oriental and African American's lives and what problems they faceed and how they dealt with it.

The parents were saying that it wasn't safe because they wanted to use that as an excuse. Because I don't think they wanted their kids to know that the world had a segragation. I think when Clover's mom was watching the two girls and she did not get them to get off the fence because she wanted them to get over the segragation.

hot suff

Whenever we look at each other, on that one drawing, they want to say something but Clover's mom was going to say "Don't look at her in the eyes." And Annie's mom is going to say "Look at the eyes." In the picture that Annie's mom is alway wearing pretty dress that just came out of the package that they bought. And Clover's dressess have little stains on them. But they are ok to wear because my mom washes them.

I wasn't here last week but I'v heard the story before and I liked it very much.

That is one of my favorite picture books I think that it is a realy good awaerness story

telling people about how the blacks and whites live. and about the freedome that the

kids needed because Clover Annie needed that freedome so that they could be friends.

I think that sagragathion is wrong but people here still break the law and do that which is pretty

sad.

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hot stuff

this book rocksssssssssssssssss

I think that this book was trying to compare itself with segregation and that the fence was separating Annie and Clover from being together and when they were walking past each other they were gazing at each other like they wanted to say somethign to each other. But Clover knows what her mother was going to say but when they got friends with each other they got to know more about each other. The first time that Annie asked to play jump rope with them they said no then the other time that she asked when Clover and she were friends they said yes she can play. It seemed like that Annie had more money than Clover because of the way they dressed. Annie dressd more fancy like . . . like she was going out to dinner or something. Clover dresed like jsut a normal person that has a little bit of money. As these friends go conjoined together, they started getting attached to each other . . . like maybe their favorite colors and that Anie liked to jump rope too. and so did Clover. And MY name is Annie. I think that the fence is the guideline between African American people and white people and that the fence was just a guideline like Dr. Martin Luther King said that blacks and whites CAN work things out and live together in thesame world together. I think that the author wrote the book from children's point of view then we have to undestand what these children are going through

snoopy

i like the book becuase it told me alot about theme day's . Black and white were not allowed to be aroud each other or talk to each other. i think that the girl mother did not want her to be around whites just to be on the safe side so there would not be any trouble .

I think that in the picture it looks like the white mom thinks she is better than Clover's mom. I wonder why her name is Clover? Jacquelene Woodson wrote this book to show how even segregation can't keep people who want to be together apart. I think that Clover's mom said that is wasn't safe because the white people were not always nice to Black people and I think that Annie's mom said it that because she was so stuck up and snooty that her daughter would ruin her chances. Clover's mom watched them play. Annie's mother might be ashamed of her daughter playing with a black girl. I have read other books that E. B. Lewis illustrated. When Clover's mom told her to play with the toys, it doesn't look like she wants to play with toys. She is just looking out the window. Kind of in a way her mom is saying you need to sit there and play. She'd rather be playing out in the rain I think that the author wrote about kids because kids are more able to find friends in the strangest ways. Annie is almost always dressed in yellow and I think that is because Clover's house is yellow!

On the Other side.

I think the Author is trying to say that no matter waht you can still have friends. I think the fence was like a border beetween two friends. I also think that the Author ment to make the mom of the white girl look stuck up and snoody. I think that she looked like that because she saw her neighbor and she wanted to make them look bad. What do you think?

The big box

{The picture is from the movie In Her Shoes.The actress Cameron Diaz stared Maggie in the film. At first, she was the one who couldn't handle her freedom. and she learned a lot--this is a brilliant movie, maybe you can watch it!}

Reading this book is something I can enjoy. Talking about freedom that adults give us, we must have A LOT to talk to.

I think the reason that the author write this story to sound like poetry is simply for the beauty of pronunciation. With the beautiful pronunciation, the story touches our hearts, and we memorize it easily. Don't you think so? For me, the confusion of the children reminds me to think about my freedom while reading it aloud.

Do you sometimes feel that adults limit your freedom? I think we get confused when we just don't understand why they do this. I felt depressed once when my parents said I can only study for medical school. That was my most unforgetable experience of being asked to limit my freedom or free.

Why are the adults behaving the way they are? I guess when someone has grown up, he or she might have also experienced something we children can't imagine. It might be hurtful, might be valuable, might be wonderful, might be something they just hope their children to "skip".

Now my parents don't insist that I have to be a doctor in the future anymore. I'm still thinking about it anyway--It's just an interesting thought!

So strive for your freedom or free! Whether the freedom to be who you really are or who you you're going to be. But you have to be able to handle it right. How to know if we're handling it right? That's what you're learning at school and in family now!

the big box

Q:Why are the adults behaving they way they are?
Why do they put the children in a box?
A: i think that some of the adults are too self-righteous and so they want everything to be just what they want. and abridgment the children's freedom.
they thought what they have done for the kids were the best. but actually if we just follow thier arrangement then our life should be thiers instead of our owns.

Q:Why did the author write this story to sound like poetry?
A: i think by writing as a poem can stand out for the main idea and to let the readers know what she really wants to say. and maybe it means that this status is a common problem between the adults and kids. it's quite considerable.

The Big Box

(author write this story to sound like poetry)
Maybe the author want to show his work to some children but he doesn't want to write too boring but interesting.
(Why are the adults behaving they way they are? Why do they put the children in a box)
They think those children are big problems and don't know how to do so they desided a big deal but didn't think careful. Only put the children into the box so that they don't have anyone to trick or bother somebody else.

Well, I think the adults have their thoughts but they ignor what the children think. And sometimes, the children ignor other's thoughts,too.

the BIG BOX! by Eileen

Question and Answer.

Q: When the children get free, where do they go?
A: I think they probably gonna go to the place they've always wanted to go, definitely far away from that big box.

Q: What were the adults afraid of?
A: They're being too restrictive to their child. Once those children made mistakes, the adults immediately put them into the big box, they're afraid of those children would become some kinda bad people, which is what they least wanted to see.

Q: Why was there a box with three locks?
A: I think those three locks symbolized all the rules and restriction from parents. They are like locks which locked the children's broad mind inside the big box, unable to get free.