Up and away! : how two brothers invented the hot air balloon /
Henry, Jason (Illustrator),
Up and away! : how two brothers invented the hot air balloon / by Jason Henry. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
"Back in 1782, in Annonay, France, lived Joseph Montgolfier, a dreamer and an inventor who was curious about how everything worked. When one day a gust of wind blew his papers into the fireplace, he noticed that something lifted the pages into the air--and he realized that heat could make things rise. With the help of his brother Étienne, he began to experiment ... and created the world's first flying machine, sparking the birth of flight. This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of how his hot-air balloon came to be, King Louis XVI's visit to see it fly, and the three animals--a rooster, a duck, and a sheep--who became its very first passengers"--Jacket.
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Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810 --Juvenile literature.
Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799 --Juvenile literature.
Hot air balloons--History--Juvenile literature.
Balloonists--France--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Ballooning--History--France--18th century--Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics--History--France--18th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Up and away! : how two brothers invented the hot air balloon / by Jason Henry. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
"Back in 1782, in Annonay, France, lived Joseph Montgolfier, a dreamer and an inventor who was curious about how everything worked. When one day a gust of wind blew his papers into the fireplace, he noticed that something lifted the pages into the air--and he realized that heat could make things rise. With the help of his brother Étienne, he began to experiment ... and created the world's first flying machine, sparking the birth of flight. This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of how his hot-air balloon came to be, King Louis XVI's visit to see it fly, and the three animals--a rooster, a duck, and a sheep--who became its very first passengers"--Jacket.
1454923601 9781454923602
GBB8D3672 bnb
018979437 Uk
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810 --Juvenile literature.
Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799 --Juvenile literature.
Hot air balloons--History--Juvenile literature.
Balloonists--France--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Ballooning--History--France--18th century--Juvenile literature.
Aeronautics--History--France--18th century--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.