Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
by Marjorie Priceman
The first hot air balloon ride took place on September 19, 1783, launched from the... read more
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- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Humor
- Picture Book
Year Published 2005
Word Count 324
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 87582, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Balloon ascensions
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
- Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology | General
- History
- Balloon ascensions--France--Versailles--History--Juvenile literature
- Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne
- Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810--Juvenile literature
- France
- Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Versailles
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