BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Berkeley Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Berkeley Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1e61c852-c7d9-416a-84db-01a77e2472fc SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260823T030740Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T160000 SUMMARY:A Year of Kites with author Monisha Bajaj LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Library;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Central Library:geo:37.8681967,-122.2684903 GEO:37.8681967;-122.2684903 DESCRIPTION:Author book reading and kite craft!.\nhttps://berkeleypublicli brary.libnet.info/event/15653408 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Author Monisha Bajaj will read her debut-p icture book \;A Year of Kites (2026)\, followed by a kite cra ft. \;

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Kites fly high across the sky\, around the wor ld\, all through the year.

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Kites have been flown for nearly 3\,000 years by people all over the world. In \;A Year of Kites\, take a jou rney through kite-flying festivals in countries from Greece to New Zealand \, from South Africa to Japan. Discover how kids fly kites in twelve uniqu e places and be inspired by the beautiful kites that have captivated peopl e across cultures and throughout history.

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Monisha Bajaj is \;Profes sor and Chair of International and Multicultural Education at the Universi ty of San Francisco. Dr. Bajaj is the editor and author of eight books. Sh e is the recipient of the Ella Baker/Septima Clark Human Rights Award (201 5) from Division B of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) .  \;Her debut picture book is entitled A Year of Kites (2026 ).

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