A voyage in the clouds : the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785 / Matthew Olshan ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall.
2016
CMC PZ 7 .O51788 Vo 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
A voyage in the clouds : the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785 / Matthew Olshan ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780374329549 (hardcover)
0374329540 (hardcover)
0374329540 (hardcover)
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Call Number
CMC PZ 7 .O51788 Vo 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
[E]
Summary
"A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"-- Provided by publisher.
Dr. John Jeffries and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, each want to be the first man to fly from one country to another, across the English Channel. There's only one problem: they can't stand each other! Inspired by the true story of the first international flight.
Dr. John Jeffries and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, each want to be the first man to fly from one country to another, across the English Channel. There's only one problem: they can't stand each other! Inspired by the true story of the first international flight.
Audience
AD570L Lexile
Awards
New York Times Best Illustrated, 2016.
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