| Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride Contributor(s): Priceman, Marjorie (Author), Priceman, Marjorie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689826427 ISBN-13: 9780689826429 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Technology - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Farm Animals |
| Dewey: 629.133 |
| LCCN: 2004014743 |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.72" W x 12.1" (1.00 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - French |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 87582 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Priceman, Marjorie: - 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. |