The Silver Balloon
The Silver Balloon
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The Silver Balloon

Written and illustrated by Susan Bonners
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7 - 9
Reading age
80
Page count
630L
Lexile measure
Sep 10, 1999
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Having a pen pal is exciting One September evening, Gregory ties an index card with his name and address on it to the string of a silver helium balloon and lets it go from his window, into the city sky. Three weeks later, an envelope arrives in the mail. A farmer named Pete has found his balloon! Gregory writes back, and the two become pen pals, exchanging mystery gifts with each letter. Finally, Pete sends a gift that Gregory can identify only by a trip to the antural history museum, and the object turns out to be something truly amazing. With illustrations by the author, The Silver Balloon is perfect for early chapter-book readers.

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presents and giftsmulti-generational friendshipspen palsnatural history

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780374466473
    Publication Date
    September 10, 1999
    Publisher
    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1997
    Page Count
    80
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    7 - 9 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    42910352
    Lexile® Level
    630L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.1

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