balloons

When his coat is inadvertently blown up with a balloon hose, Mr. Downs floats up and away. Will he ever come down?.

When Ann discovers a balloon with a message in her backyard, the Sherlock Street gang searches for the sender.

Megan goes for a ride in a hot-air balloon and learns all the details of how one is operated.

"Matilda promises her little sister Clemmie an amazing weekend spent playing outside. But the weather's rainy and Clemmie can't bring her new balloon along. Matilda teaches Clemmie all the delights of a wet Saturday"--Provided by publisher.

Bunny and Jack, animal detectives, investigate the disappearance of the balloons from the neighborhood toy store.

While a brother and sister, along with their grandparents, visit the Museum of Fine Arts, the balloon they were not allowed to bring into the museum floats around Boston, causing a series of mishaps at various tourist sites.

A child wonders about what happens to a balloon that is let go, as a parent would wonder about what might happen to a child once he leaves home.

While a brother and sister, along with their grandmother, visit the National Gallery of Art, the balloon they were not allowed to bring into the museum floats around Washington, D.C., causing a series of mishaps at various tourist sites. Images of thirty-two famous Americans appear among the illustrations.

Describes the history of ballooning from its origins in eighteenth-century France to today.