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Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"--
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie 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 roster and a duck save the world.
Author
Series
His dark materials volume Prequel
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armoured bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves right in the middle of a political powder keg.
Fantasy.
6) 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.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Fox is going to the moon. Away he goes in his hot air balloon. But wait. Can Elephant come too? Sure! Let's bring along some pizza. What about Giraffe? And Squirrel? Everyone is welcome in Mr. Fox's balloon, but look out--a surprise is in store for everyone, too"--
12) Sky chasers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
France, 1783. The race is on to be the first to discover the secret of flight! Magpie is soon caught up in a world of science, spies, and unruly animals to be the first to passenger in a hot air balloon. Yesterday, Magpie was one of the best thieves in all of France. But an encounter with a boy dangling from the sky will change her life forever. And even though it ends in disaster, Magpie becomes enthralled by the idea of flying over the rooftops...
Author
Publisher
Brainiac Bloomers, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Ren and Manny return in We're Going Traveling and You're My Ride Volume 1 as they travel the globe to select destinations to see the unique and creative local forms of travel. Join them as they go out around the world to see how different cultures solve their transportation needs! This book features 12 high-quality, hand-painted illustrations complemented by another 12 pages of fun and informative story and tables on premium paper for a total of 24...
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
There’s a special delivery in the mail for Becca today: tickets to see the Firefly Flyby in Uncle Ned’s hot-air balloon! It’s the perfect adventure for the Bunch, as Becca and her friends Pedro, Sylvia, and Russell like to call themselves. But, excitement turns to worry when Becca realizes she has only three tickets but that there are four of them all together. Oh, feathers! How will Becca choose which of her friends to take on the Firefly Flyby?...
Author
Series
Chasing Helicity volume 3
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Battered, bruised, but alive, Helicity Dunlap rides out a hurricane in the Bolivar Peninsula Lighthouse in Texas. She somehow manages to keep herself safe and to even rescue a lost dog in the process. After a day in the hospital, she and her mom and Sam make the two-day drive back to Western Michigan. They leave Andy and their dad behind as Andy is finally going to get the help he needs in an addiction rehabilitation facility. Much to her dismay,...
16) Flying types
Author
Series
Publisher
Pikachu Press, The Pokémon Company International
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Pikachu and friends are ready to soar at the hot-air balloon festival, and you're invited too! There are just a few problems--the festival isn't set up, and the balloons are missing! Come along as Pikachu searches for Flying-type Pok©♭mon to help get the festival ready. Will they find all the balloons in time?"--