Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
By (Author) Marjorie Priceman
Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
1st August 2005
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
813
Commended for Caldecott Medal 2006
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Width 210mm, Height 305mm, Spine 10mm
451g
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.
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.
