A voyage in the clouds : the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785.
A voyage in the clouds : the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785.
By
:
Olshan, Matthew.
Publication Date
:
2016
Subject Term
:
Balloons -- Juvenile fiction.
Hot air balloons -- Juvenile fiction.
Balloon ascensions -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Additional Contributors
:
Blackall, Sophie,
Summary
:
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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780374329549
General Note
:
"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
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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| Gander | Juv Picture Bk | Juvenile Picture Book | X OLS |
| Harbour Grace | Juv Picture Bk | Juvenile Picture Book | X OLS |
| Lourdes | Juv Picture Bk | Juvenile Picture Book | X OLS |
| Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Juv Picture Bk | Juvenile Picture Book | X OLS |
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Juv Picture Bk | Juvenile Picture Book | X OLS |