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The Balloonist

2012-11-06 Fiction
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Release : 2012-11-06
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 732/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Balloonist by : MacDonald Harris

Download or read book The Balloonist written by MacDonald Harris. This book was released on 2012-11-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed novel of love, ambition, and Arctic adventure “told with fin de siecle elegance”—with an introduction by Philip Pullman (Kirkus Reviews). It is July 1897, at the northernmost reach of the inhabited world. Swedish inventor Gustav Crispin is determined to become the first person to set foot on the North Pole, and return, borne by hot air balloon. Making the expedition with two companions—an American journalist and a young, French-speaking adventurer—all three climb into the small wicker gondola and cuts the ropes. But as Gustav pursues his history-making ambition, and their flimsy balloon is battered by Arctic winds, his mind returns again and again to his fraught romance with the beautiful Luisa. Nominated for the National Book Award in 1977, The Balloonist was hailed by Mary Renault as a “tour de force.” The story of Gustav Crispin is “chilling and comic by turn . . . An unusual mixture of Arctic adventure and Parisian love story with philosophic overtones” (Kirkus Reviews).

The Balloon Tree

2011-09-29 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2011-09-29
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 911/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Balloon Tree by : Phoebe Gilman

Download or read book The Balloon Tree written by Phoebe Gilman. This book was released on 2011-09-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Don’t worry,” said Princess Leora’s father just before he left for the tournament. “If anything goes wrong, release a bunch of balloons from the castle tower. Wherever I am, I will see them and come home right away.” Now, something is wrong—very wrong. Princess Leora’s grumpy uncle, the Archduke, wants to be king, and the very first thing he does is pop every balloon in the kingdom. Princess Leora is afraid, but she doesn't give up. If she can find just one whole balloon, the kingdom will be saved!

The Red Balloon

1956 Balloons
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Release : 1956
Genre : Balloons
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 978/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Red Balloon by : Albert Lamorisse

Download or read book The Red Balloon written by Albert Lamorisse. This book was released on 1956. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy, a balloon, a timeless adventure.

The Lost (and Found) Balloon

2013-06-11 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2013-06-11
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 995/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Lost (and Found) Balloon by : Celeste Jenkins

Download or read book The Lost (and Found) Balloon written by Celeste Jenkins. This book was released on 2013-06-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do balloons go when you let them loose? Find out in this whimsical, imaginative tale, winner of the General Mills Spoonful of Stories contest. Molly O’Doon ties a note to her red balloon, lets it loose, and off it goes on a buoyant adventure. Who will answer Molly’s letter? Someone in a different state or a faraway country? Or maybe, a new friend much closer than she could ever imagine. The Lost (and Found) Balloon is the winner of the 5th annual Cheerios® New Author Contest. Selected from more than 8,000 entries by a team of editors, teachers, librarians, and General Mills staff, The Lost (and Found) Balloon will also appear in a bilingual (English/Spanish) mini-paperback edition in 1.5 million specially marked boxes of Cheerios.

The Hot Air Balloon Book

2013 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2013
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 964/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Hot Air Balloon Book by : Clive Catterall

Download or read book The Hot Air Balloon Book written by Clive Catterall. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a century before the Wright brothers’ first flight, humans were taking to the skies in hot air balloons. Today, with basic craft skills, you can build and safely launch your own balloons using inexpensive, readily available materials. Author and inventor Clive Catterall provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for eight different homemade models, as well as the science and history behind them. Some, like the Solar Tetroon or the Trash Bag Sausage, are made from plastic bags and tape. Others, like the Khom Loi or the Kongming Lantern, are built using tissue paper and wire. The Hot Air Balloon Book also shows readers ways to heat the interior air that lifts these balloons, from tea candles to hair dryers, kitchen toasters to the sun’s warming rays. Always keeping safety in mind, the author includes detailed guidelines on when and where open flames are appropriate and the proper weather conditions to launch these lighter-than-air craft.

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