Anisa's Kite / Let's Fly a Kite

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the fictional narrative, Anisa’s Kite, Anisa and her family fly kites on a windy day. Strong cause-and-effect evidence and colorful illustrations will show readers the science behind flying kites. This fiction book is paired with the book, Let's Fly a Kite. Through sequential text, this nonfiction book explains the conditions under which a kite takes. Inspire early readers to fly kites with this well paired theme set.