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Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
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Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride Hardcover - 2005

by Marjorie Priceman; Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)

Told in comic-book style with very few words, this new work by Caldecott Honor-winning artist Priceman is a travelogue as well as a visual comedy of errors that depicts history's first foray into the skies. Full color.


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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.

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  • Title Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
  • Author Marjorie Priceman; Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition New title
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2005-07-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780689826429 / 0689826427
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.1 x 8.72 x 0.41 in (30.73 x 22.15 x 1.04 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 610
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress subjects Balloon ascensions - France - Versailles -, Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004014743
  • Dewey Decimal Code 629.133

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Citations

  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/01/2006, Page 12
  • Booklist, 07/01/2005, Page 1928
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2005, Page 507
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2006, Page 45
  • Ingram Children's Advance, 07/01/2005, Page 28
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 06/15/2005, Page 689
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/30/2005, Page 60
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2005, Page 92
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