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Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
Honor Book:Caldecott Medal -Picture Book (2006)
The first "manned" hot-air balloon is about to take off! But what are those noises coming from the basket?
Based on the (POSSIBLY) true report of a day in 1783, this si the story of (PERHAPS) the bravest collection of flyers the world has ever seen, as (SORT OF) told to Marjorie Priceman.
Based on the (POSSIBLY) true report of a day in 1783, this si the story of (PERHAPS) the bravest collection of flyers the world has ever seen, as (SORT OF) told to Marjorie Priceman.
Book Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: Jul 1st, 2005
- Pages: 40
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 12.10in - 8.72in - 0.41in - 1.00lb
- EAN: 9780689826429
- Recommended age: 04-08
- Categories: • Humorous Stories• Technology - General• Animals - Farm Animals
About the Author
Priceman, Marjorie: - Marjorie Priceman, illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, has won Caldecott Honors for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! by Lloyd Moss and Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the Frist Hot-Air Balloon Ride, which she also wrote. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Praise for this book
"llustrations are chock-a-block with goofy shenanigans that demand several viewings."
-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"A tale that's sure to soar with young readers."
-- Publishers Weekly
-- Publishers Weekly
"Priceman's wonderful, vivacious black ink and watercolor paintings... add motion and buoyancy to an already soaring tale of a historic hot-air balloon ride."
-- Kirkus Reviews
-- Kirkus Reviews