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Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Priceman, Marjorie

Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride

Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride

Marjorie Priceman

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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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/01/2005
ISBN: 9780689826429
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 12.10h x 8.72w x 0.41d
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book

Review Citations: Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 05/30/2005 pg. 60
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2005 pg. 689
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2005 pg. 507 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 07/01/2005 pg. 1928
School Library Journal 07/01/2005 pg. 92
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 12
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 45 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 87582 / Hot Air: The Mostly True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
Reading Level: 2.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5

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