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Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There's just one survivor. She's seen the killer's face - but he's also seen hers. And he won't rest until he's eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she's running to where she feels safe - but it could be the most dangerous place of all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The story of the historic first hot-air balloon flight in 1783, told from the point of view of the duck, sheep, and rooster who were the first passengers.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Danny is an average guy who uses gags and pranks to liven up his blue-collar life. While his friends watch helplessly from below, Danny accidentally ends up taking off in a deck chair strapped to giant helium-filled balloons. He decides to start a whole new life in the town where he crash-lands. That is until his old life catches up him.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When Dave embarks on a business trip to Europe, Simon, Theodore and Alvin are left at home in the care of the accident-prone Miss Miller. But soon Alvin and the boys become jet-setters of their own as they participate in an around-the-world hot-air balloon race! Their main competition will be the Chipettes, but their real opponents turn out to be Klaus and Claudia, two international crooks who are using the race as a front for their worldwide diamond...
8) A voyage in the clouds: the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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"--
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.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Your favorite bugs from Sunny Patch join the journey to learn how important it is to be your bug-self. Come along with Miss Spider on a magical journey that will make you royally happy regardless of whether or not you wear a crown.
Author
Series
Pokémon ; 13
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ash and his friends get involved in a Pokemon hot air balloon race, where the prize is a rare Dratini.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Curious George and Bill head into the clouds in this high-flying adventure. It's fun to soar with the birds, but one question soon arises: How will they get down?"--p. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Falling Upwards tells the story of the enigmatic group of men and women who first risked their lives to take to the air, and so discovered a new dimension of human experience. Why they did it, what their contemporaries thought of them, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet in wholly unexpected ways is its subject.--
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Join the celebration of fun and friendship with Thomas as he takes off on a series of exciting adventures. Come along with Thomas and the whole Sodor gang as they go on a hot-air balloon ride, attend a top secret birthday party, have a special surprise at the bandstand, and more.
18) Hot air balloons
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides simple information about hot air ballooning, including the equipment and the mechanics of flight.
