Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
Product ID: 6336896
🎨Vibrant, colorful illustrations
📚Classic historical tale
🚀Adventure in early flight
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🎈 Soar into history with the balloon ride everyone’s buzzing about!
- HIGHLY RATED LOVED - Boasts a stellar 4.6-star rating from 86 reviews, making it a trusted pick for educational and entertaining reading.
- COLLECTORS USED EDITION - Good condition used book—grab a unique piece of literary history before it’s gone!
- VIVID ILLUSTRATIONS THAT POP - Marjorie Priceman’s signature dramatic flair brings 18th-century Versailles and its daring flyers to life in every page.
- TIMELESS HISTORICAL ADVENTURE - Dive into the (mostly) true story of the first hot-air balloon flight, blending fact and fun for curious minds.
- PERFECT FOR YOUNG HISTORY BUFFS - Engages children with a mix of history, science, and whimsical characters like a rooster, duck, and sheep soaring the skies.
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride is a vividly illustrated children’s book recounting the daring 1783 balloon flight. With a 4.6-star rating and engaging storytelling by Marjorie Priceman, it blends history, science, and whimsy to captivate young readers and history enthusiasts alike.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #155,773 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #134 in Children's European History #159 in Children's European Historical Fiction (Books) #588 in Children's Farm Animal Books (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (85) |
| Dimensions | 8.25 x 0.4 x 12 inches |
| Edition | Special Edition |
| Grade level | Preschool - 3 |
| ISBN-10 | 0689826427 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0689826429 |
| Item Weight | 13.6 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 40 pages |
| Publication date | July 1, 2005 |
| Publisher | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Reading age | 4 - 8 years |
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