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Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 20
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out. As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Walter Tipple is grieving his beloved older brother, Tank, when a sassy girl named Posey moves in next door and Banjo, a hot-air balloonist, sets the pair on an adventure.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
NC 1010L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979"--
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and color photographs depict how a hot air balloon flies, its many parts and uses, and how it is controlled. Includes a glossary and sources of further information.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When her father is arrested for a crime she unwillingly committed, Prismena will do anything to save him, taking her on a high-flying and shadowy adventure"--
In the kingdom of Oren, Prismena longs to fly hot-air balloons, but her father insists she keep her feet on the ground. When he's arrested for a crime he didn't commit--and one that Prismena did--she must decide between following the rules and following her heart. Her decision will catapult...
10) A voyage in the clouds: the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : 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.
11) Up, Up, Up!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Enjoy an aerial view of the planet when you set sail in a hot-air balloon with three children and their small, inquisitive dog.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emile works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a rooster and a duck save the world.
The very first passengers to ride in a hot-air balloon were a sheep, a rooster, and a duck in 1783. And while hot-air balloons are indeed wondrous, ten-year-old Emile is too busy being the fastidious caretaker of ambassador Benjamin...
Author
Series
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Reinforced library bound edition.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's a perfect night for the Midnight Madness Balloon Races. Scooby and Shaggy can't wait to visit the all-night snack stand. But when a werewolf threatens to close the festivities, the gang must literally take flight to solve the mystery." -- Page [4] cover.
16) Cloud capers
Author
Series
Magic puppy volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Jessica accompanies her parents to a hot-air balloon festival where she meets Storm, a magic wolf that has transformed himself into a puppy, and together they enjoy the festival and prevent a dangerous mishap before Storm must return to his pack.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Edward Warren was the first person aloft in a balloon in America on June 24, 1784. 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.
18) Hot air Henry
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1981
Physical Desc
38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Henry wants to fly. He longs to go up in the beautiful hot-air balloon like his people. The sassy Siamese finally gets his chance when The Man's back is turned. Henry leaps into the basket, and before he knows it, he's up, up and away! Piloting a balloon can be tricky, especially when you have to learn which cords to pull by trial and error. Luckily, Henry is very talented, even for a cat. But he no sooner learns how to fly the balloon than he has...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 530L
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"--
20) Hot air balloons
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
510L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book introduces early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind hot air balloons. Includes glossary and index."--