Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride - Couverture rigide

Priceman, Marjorie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0689826427 ISBN 13 : 9780689826429

Editeur : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"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

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0689826427
• ISBN 13: 9780689826429
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Illustrateur: Priceman Marjorie