Bibliograph

Up and away!, how two brothers invented the hot air balloon, by Jason Henry

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Up and away!, how two brothers invented the hot air balloon, by Jason Henry

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

940L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Up and away!

Oclc number

1020285081

Responsibility statement

by Jason Henry

Sub title

how two brothers invented the hot air balloon

Summary

"Back in 1782, in Annonay, France, lived Joseph Montgolfier, a dreamer and an inventor who was curious about how everything worked. When one day a gust of wind blew his papers into the fireplace, he noticed that something lifted the pages into the air--and he realized that heat could make things rise. With the help of his brother Étienne, he began to experiment ... and created the world's first flying machine, sparking the birth of flight. This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of how his hot-air balloon came to be, King Louis XVI's visit to see it fly, and the three animals--a rooster, a duck, and a sheep--who became its very first passengers"--Jacket flap

Target audience

juvenile

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How two brothers invented the hot air balloon

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