GO FLY A KITE.

From: Ranger Rick | Date: April 1, 1999 | Copyright information

Megabite is the name of the biggest kite ever flown. It looks like a huge, toothy monster, and it's the size of a football field! If you're lucky, you might see it at a festival near you.

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From monsters to butterflies, creature kites are flying high! (Check out the next pages.)

A friendly fish, a string of graceful parrots, a scary bat. These are just a few of the amazing animal kites that you might see dancing on the breeze this spring.

Kite flying is great by yourself or with a bunch of friends. And a family that flies kites together will find there's ...

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