Hot air

Describes the historical invention and first flight of the hot-air balloon. Important people and local residents gather together on September 19, 1783 at the palace of Versailles in France where inventors Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier send their hot-air balloon to the skies with its first group of passengers--a duck, a sheep, and a rooster. Colorful illustrations depict the frightful and comical adventures the passengers may have encountered during the historical flight.