World on a string: The story of kites
Jane Yolen
Hardcover
(World Pub. Co, March 15, 1968)
"Every aspect of the kite---its history, the legends and lore that surround kite flying, kites as a means of transportation, kites as instruments of ward, the kite's contribution to science, the kite as a religious symbol, kite flying today, the kite as art object, kite flying as a sport---is found in this utterly fascinating book."