hot air balloons

"Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979"--Provided by publisher.

"Two solitary children living in two different apartment buildings have nothing in common except compassion for an old man and his dog"--OCLC.

Early readers will learn all about the pilots who soar high above their towns and cities every day, and will have fun exploring the cockpit of the world's fastest vehicles. A picture glossary helps reinforce essential vocabulary related to these high-flying community helpers.

"Freya, a penguin, and Zoose, a mouse, become friends while stowaways on Salomon August Andr?e's 1897 hot air balloon expedition to the North Pole"--Provided by publisher.

Reuben loves watching hot air balloons as they fly over his Amish family's farm, and one day he is offered the opportunity to take a ride in one.

"Back in 1782, in Annonay, France, lived Joseph Montgolfier, a dreamer and an inventor who was curious about how everything worked. When one day a gust of wind blew his papers into the fireplace, he noticed that something lifted the pages 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 the world's first flying machine, sparking the birth of flight. This . . . illustrated picture book tells the story of how his hot-air 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"--Provided by publisher.

Caroline Mac Killian shares the travel adventures and research collected by her great-uncle--the fictional Scotsman--James Mac Killian, who sailed around the world in a motorized hot-air balloon of his own invention. Features fold-out maps and illustrations, along with envelopes that contain letters, sketches, and drawings.

Ten-year-old Jessica accompanies her parents to a hot-air balloon festival where she meets Storm, a magic wolf that has transformed himself into a puppy, and together they enjoy the festival and prevent a dangerous mishap before Storm must return to his pack.

A child experiences an exhilarating ride in a hot air balloon, looking down at the world from above.

After stealing a million in investment cash, a desperate robber commandeers a hot air balloon at the local exposition, only to be lost in a raging storm. The balloon was tracked to a high mountain area before going down. When Police Chief McGinnis refuses to take Nancy on the recovery effort, she and the girls stowaway with the investment bankers, also climbing the mountain, in an effort to recover their funds. Unfortunately, once the balloon is found, they learn that they've hung out with the wrong group--the bankers were in on it with the robbers!.