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In this heart-lifting chronicle, Richard Holmes, author of the best-selling The Age of Wonder, follows the pioneer generation of balloon aeronauts, the daring and enigmatic men and women who risked their lives to take to the air (or fall into the sky). Why they did it, what their contemporaries thought of them, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet is a compelling adventure that only Holmes could tell. His accounts of the early...
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Carl Fredricksen lived alone. But things were changing all around Carl. People wanted him to leave his house so they could put up more buildings. So Carl tied balloons to his house and headed to South America. But in the air, a knock came at the door. Russell, a boy is there. And in South America Carl also finds a bird and a talking dog. Many adventures occur. Carl loses his house but he ends up with friends.
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Flight of uncertainty: "Motor Mouse is invited to take a ride in a hot air balloon. He isn’t too sure about it until he asks his brother, Valentino, to come along. He always feels braver with Valentino along. So they climb into the balloon basket and away...they...go!" --publisher's website
A scooter of one's own: "Motor Mouse thinks it’s time for Valentino to learn to drive a car. Valentino doesn’t see the point, since he loves to ride his...
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"Oink, oink, Once upon a time there were three little pigs traveling the whole wide world in their hot air balloon looking high and low for the best fairytale of them all! Will they find it? And what will it be? Among the many beloved classic tales they will share are Puss in Boots, The Frog Prince, Little Red Riding Hood and many more!" --container
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The rubber met the road in the early 1970s for Bill Costen. After being drafted by the Buffalo Bills, tragedy forces him out of his dream. Saying goodbye to a career on the turf, Bill takes to the air, becoming the first African American hot-air balloon master pilot in the world. Balloon Man is an intimate portrait of a former NFL athlete who learned how to navigate through the clouds, told through the lens of his daughter." --container
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"In the kingdom of Oren, Prismena longs to fly hot-air balloons, but her father insists she keep her feet on the ground. When he’s arrested for a crime he didn’t commit--and one that Prismena did--she must decide between following the rules and following her heart. Her decision will catapult her on an adventure that challenges everything she knows about her identity, her kingdom, and even her beloved balloons." --publisher's website
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"The very first passengers to ride in a hot-air balloon were a sheep, a rooster, and a duck in 1783. And while hot-air balloons are indeed wondrous, ten-year-old Emile is too busy being the fastidious caretaker of ambassador Benjamin Franklin’s château in Paris to think much about them. But soon, young Emile finds himself right in the middle of a sinister plot. And right in the middle of the secret headquarters for France’s undercover guardians—the...
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"Before Amelia Earhart, there was Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to earn her living in the air. While no one knows the fate of Earhart, a terrified crowd of thousands looked on as French aeronaut Sophie Blanchard met her end in a tragic blaze of glory over the streets of Paris in 1819. But first, Blanchard made nearly 70 spectacular flights, survived a revolution, and become a court favorite of the emperor Napoleon (who gave her the title, 'Aeronaut...
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Great escapes (HarperCollins) volume 4
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"December 13, 1920. It was a typical Monday morning when three US Navy officials boarded a hot air balloon for an easy, routine training flight. But as evening came, heavy rain and wind knocked Lieutenants Louis Kloor, Stephen Farrell, and Walter Hinton off course, eventually forcing a crash landing deep within the snowy Canadian wilderness. As the men searched for salvation, they were overcome by freezing temperatures, starvation, and fatigue. To...
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"A loony balloon, a fraidy falcon, and a new Woodchuck series!...Carl Barks's stories of the Junior Woodchucks starring Huey, Dewey, and Louie -- written and penciled by Barks with finishes by internationally acclaimed Duck artist Daan Jippes--debut in this volume! Other stories include: When Gyro Gearloose invents a ten-story-tall Donald Duck balloon--bigger than anything ever seen at the Macy's Parade!--Donald decides to take a ride. But Gyro's...
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