HOT AIR: THE (MOSTLY) TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST HOT-AIR BALLOON RIDE, by Marjorie PricemanAR Level: 2.9 Points: .5
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This brightly illustrated book opens with a description of the palace of Versailles in France, September 1783. A huge crowd has gathered—scientists, children, opera singers, architects, noblemen, etc…to witness the flight of the first hot air balloon, invented by Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier. However, the author urges the reader to pay no mind to the important people or the splendid surroundings—instead, Priceman’s instructions are to look at the basket, which contains the first balloon’s brave passengers—a duck, a sheep, and a rooster. The rest of the book follows these three animals on their adventure over the city—which is all at once dangerous and hilarious. This would be a great read aloud with children who are studying the origins of hot air balloon flight. On the last page is an interesting, (true) brief history of Montgolfier’s balloons.
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