Up and Away! - How Two Brothers Invented the Hot Air Balloon (Hardcover)

"It will . . . sweep readers away." --Kirkus Reviews "Henry's lush, digital artwork depicts the splendors of eighteenth-century France . . . a good addition to units on aviation and inventors." --Booklist More than a century before the Wright Brothers invented their plane, Josephand Etienne Montgolfier sent a flying machine into the skies--a hot-air balloon with three animals in the basket. Go up, up, and away with them on their first, magical journey! Back in 1782, in Ardeche, France, lived Joseph Montgolfier, a dreamer and an inventor who liked to learn about how everything worked. When one day a gust of wind blew his papers into the fireplace, he noticed that something lifted the pieces into the air--and he realized that heat could make things rise. With the help of his brother, Etienne, he began to experiment . . . and created a new kind of flying machine: a hot-air balloon! This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of how the 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.

General

Imprint:	Sterling
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2018
Authors:	Jason Henry
Dimensions:	276 x 216 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	48
ISBN-13:	978-1-4549-2360-2
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Science > General Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > Transport technologies > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	1-4549-2360-1
Barcode:	9781454923602

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