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      Big Balloon Race

      by Eleanor Coerr
      Published
      May 1992
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
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      64
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      I Can Read: Level 3

      About This Book

      Ariel would love to be in the basket of Lucky Star on the day of the big balloon race against Bernard the Brave. Her mother, Carlotta the Great, is the best lady balloonist in America. But Ariel's parents think she is too young. Little do they know she is asleep in the Odds and Ends box when Carlotta the Great orders "Hands off!" and the balloon race begins.

      The thrills of Ariel's first ride in a hydrogen balloon come to life in this story based on a real ballooning family of the late 1800's. Carolyn Croll's pictures capture the pageantry and drama of the race, and will have readers rooting to the end for Ariel and her mother.

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      I Can Read: Level 3
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Historical

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Beginning Readers

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      Jan 1992 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780064440530 ISBN10 0064440532
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      Oct 1981 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780060213534 ISBN10 0060213531
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      Jun 1984 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780606019989 ISBN10 0606019987
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      Jan 1992 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780060213527 ISBN10 0060213523
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      Apr 1992 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780808532002 ISBN10 0808532006
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      Apr 1992 Perfection Learning ISBN13 9780812414844 ISBN10 0812414845
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      Jan 2007 Central Programs Inc ISBN13 9781424205738 ISBN10 1424205735
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      Feb 2010 Live Oak Media ISBN13 9781430108207 ISBN10 1430108207
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      Oct 1986 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780694001620 ISBN10 0694001627
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      Mar 1990 HarperCollins ISBN13 9781559942218 ISBN10 1559942215
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      Feb 2010 Live Oak Media (NY) ISBN13 9781430108191 ISBN10 1430108193
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