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Author
Series
Sally the dog series volume 7
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Lured into a hot air balloon by the smell of fried chicken, Sally the black labrador retriever inadvertently goes for a ride all by herself.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Sebastian launches himself on a journey in a hot air balloon made entirely of Grandma's afghans and patchwork quilts, his boring day turns into the adventure of a lifetime"--
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Felicity Rose and Cordelia Bean are best friends, but they are separated when Felicity wants to go on a hot air balloon trip and Cordelia does not want to accompany her.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Mouton the sheep is fascinated by the thought of flying and she gets her wish, when she is sent up in the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon in 1783.
Author
Publisher
Phyllis Fogelman Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this story based on true events, a thirteen-year-old apprentice takes the first manned hot air balloon flight in America and gains new insight into life's possibilities.
11) And away we go!
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Fox is going to the moon. Away he goes in his hot air balloon. But wait. Can Elephant come too? Sure! Let's bring along some pizza. What about Giraffe? And Squirrel? Everyone is welcome in Mr. Fox's balloon, but look out--a surprise is in store for everyone, too"--
Author
Series
Max and Maddy Twist mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
70 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a famous millionaire asks young detectives Max and Maddy Twist to investigate who is sabotaging an international balloon race for charity, they find themselves competing against world-renowned balloonists--and one old nemesis.
14) A voyage in the clouds: the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"--
Dr. John Jeffries and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, each want to be the first man to fly from one country to another, across the English Channel. There's only one problem: they can't stand each other! Inspired by the true story of the first international flight.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
104 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Digby O'Day and his best friend, Percy, are headed to the air show to see gliders, helicopters, and hot-air balloons. Ariel, the new pet parrot of insufferable neighbor Lou Ella, sneaks out to tag along. But when the friends get to the air show, they notice that Lou Ella has followed them. They hide, but unfortunately, they're crouched in the basket of a hot-air balloon, and one big gust of wind sets the balloon flying. Between Digby's fear of heights...
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