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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's ParadeA Sibert Medal winning picture book biography and perfect Thanksgiving Day read about the invention of the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade From Caldecott honor artist Melissa Sweet. Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when people from every corner of the country rise early or tune in to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. In Balloons Over Broadway, Caldecott honor

A Sibert Medal-winning picture book biography and perfect Thanksgiving Day read about the invention of the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade From Caldecott honor artist Melissa Sweet.

Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when people from every corner of the country rise early or tune in to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. In Balloons Over Broadway, Caldecott honor artist Melissa Sweet brings the inspirational story of Tony Sarg, a self-taught immigrant with a wildly creative dream that invented those balloons, to life.

The story takes readers through every step of Sarg's journey-- from his childhood love of creating marionettes, to the moment this brilliant idea was born in his head, all the way up to the invention of these enchanting floating balloons. Sweet brilliantly captures the essence of Sarg through her signature collage illustrations and thoughtful storytelling. Balloons over Broadway will capture the hearts of all ages sitting around the dinner table, on Thanksgiving Day and every day.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 11/01/2011
ISBN: 9780547199450
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.25h x 11.38w x 0.38d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Winner
Award: Lupine Award - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cook Prize - Winner
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Jefferson Cup - Winner
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Winner
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Winner
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Star of the North Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/08/2011
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 138
Booklist 09/15/2011 pg. 61
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2011
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2011 pg. 129
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 44
New York Times Book Review 11/13/2011 pg. 22
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2011
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 11
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 182 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 146536 / Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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