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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

by Marjorie Priceman (Author), Marjorie Priceman (Author)

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    Picture Book 2005

    $19.40
Synopsis

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.

$19.40

Quantity

5 in stock

More Information

Format: Picture Book
 Pages: 40
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 01 Jun 2005
ISBN 10: 0689826427
ISBN 13: 9780689826429

Media Reviews
llustrations are chock-a-block with goofy shenanigans that demand several viewings.
-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
A tale that's sure to soar with young readers.
-- 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
Author Bio
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. 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.