Sally's Great Balloon Adventure

Written by Stephen Huneck

Part of the Sally Book Series

Hardcover

$16.95

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4 - 8

Reading age

Page count

Words per page

~440L

Lexile measure

Apr 1, 2010

Publication date

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What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

When Sally’s family visits a hot air balloon field, the loyal black Labrador retriever is tempted by the smell of fresh chicken coming from one of the balloons. She follows the delicious scent to a balloon basket, and–whoops–the balloon takes flight! Soon she’s soaring above the ground, looking out at the tiny people below as they try to bring her back down. Beautiful panoramic scenes and Sally’s trademark witty thoughts accompany her latest adventure in the open skies, in a book that is sure to charm dog owners and fans of intrepid Sally. F&amp;P Level: KF&amp;P Genre: F More than 200,000 Sally books in print! Praise for the work of Stephen Huneck Society of Illustrators AwardNew York Times bestsellerFeatured in New York Times, Architectural Digest, and USA TodaySeen on CNN, PeoplePets.com, and more

What Kind of Book is Sally's Great Balloon Adventure

Topics

dogs pets transportation hot air balloons aviation

Genres

action and adventure fiction

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The Creative Behind the Book

Author

Stephen Huneck

Stephen Huneck was the bestselling, award-winning author of seven previous Sally adventures and an internationally acclaimed painter, sculptor, and printmaker. His artwork is in the collections of the American Folk Art Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He lived with his wife, Gwen, and their four dogs in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, near Dog Mountain, where his Dog Chapel is located. His own dog, Sally, was Huneck’s inspiration for these books. Huneck died in 2010.