The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr

The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr

This Level 3 I Can Read book is an excellent choice to share

during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to

read independently. It's a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a

supplement for activity books for children.

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.

Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily, she traveled to Japan in 1949 as a writer for the Ottawa Journal, since none of the other staff wanted to go to a country that had been devastated by war. Coerr is the writer of numerous children's book and picture books.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780064440530
ISBN 10	0064440532
Title	The Big Balloon Race
Author	Eleanor Coerr
Series	I Can Read Book S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Year published	1992-11-11
Number of pages	62
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.