One day each spring a boy launches his fighting kite into the air. He has worked on it all year, perfecting every detail to make his kite the very best -- the one that can capture all the others. Not even the huge kite of the boy next door can match his ... for on this special day, he is king of the skies!

Explore the behaviors and environments of flying animals.

When a young boy moves from his home in Italy to Wales, the only thing that cheers him up are the racing pigeons that Mr. Evans keeps in a loft behind his house.

Discover the celestial myths and cosmic rituals of ancient priests and kings . . . Drawing on intimate knowledge of the more than 1,300 ancient sites he has visited, E. C. Krupp, acclaimed writer and preeminent researcher, takes you to the world's essential sacred places and celestial shrines. Join him on a rich narrative journey to see where the rulers of old communed with the gods of the sky. "Highly recommended to everyone interested in the culture of astronomy and those peoples who practiced it in their own ways."-Sky & Telescope "A lively account of the ways in which our ancestors conceived of and used the heavens."-New Scientist "There can be no doubt that this imaginative and readable work by a widely read and widely traveled author will strike a chord in the minds of a great many modern readers."-Isis "The fact that the book is written by an expert in his field comes through on every page, as does his enthusiasm for the subject."-Astronomy Now "Krupp's indispensable volume is fascinating, well-illustrated, and covers much territory."-Parabola

Popular, authoritative look at the world of archaeoastronomy, the study of ancient peoples' observation of the skies and its role in their cultural evolution. 208 illustrations.

Thirteen-year-old Rowan has just won a contest at a music festival and has been awarded a platinum flute when he suddenly finds himself magically transported to a new worldone in which his music seems to hold great power. He is transported to the world of Tyme, a place that was once controlled by powerful rulers known as the Sandz. Over years of peaceful coexistence, they learned every aspect of life and every concept of being, down to the fine art of time itselfuntil a curse from an evil sea hag named Swayne puts them into a deep sleep for one hundred years. Rowan frees all but one of them with his musicand only then does his adventure truly begin. In order to help the world of Tyme, Rowan must work to free the remaining king, Doregaan, the Crystal Wizard. To do so he must journey through a land of unicorns, dragons, faeries, and wizards in a place where things are not always as they appear. In this fantasy novel for young readers, a boy with a magical flute must rescue a wizard from a century-old curse as he learns how to live in a strange land called Tyme.