Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
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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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Marjorie Priceman has twice received Caldecott Honors, one for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! and one for Hot Air: The(Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride. She is the illustrator of Who Said Women Can’t Be Doctors? by Tanya LeeStone. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780689826429
- Publication Date
- July 1, 2005
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 8
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~420L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~L
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 87582
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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