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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979"--
Author
Publisher
Clarion
Pub. Date
c1990.
Language
English
Description
"Hayes' cumulative tale, an exploration of sound and rhyme, will delight the lap audience; it might also provide entertainment for new readers who will appreciate the large typeface and ample white space. Firth's pen-and-ink drawings, washed with color, create bold vistas on the double-page spreads, reflecting the buoyant, active rhymes."
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The amazing journeys of Baron von Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades-at-arms with the object of saving a European city from the superior forces of a Turkish sultan.
Publisher
HBO
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Albie and his best friend Chris want to come up with something special to celebrate the birthday of their late grandfather, something everyone will remember. When Granddad was young he flew through the air in a magnificent balloon using the name "The Great Sandusky." What better way to celebrate his life than to recreate that experience for all the world to see? So Albie and Chris decide to re-inflate the old balloon, but they can't do it alone. It...
10) The 21 balloons
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1975.
Language
English
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Description
Professor William Waterman Sherman has wacky adventures when he decides, in the year 1883, to fly across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
11) Altoona Baboona
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Altoona Baboona travels the world in her hot air balloon.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Fergusson leads a journey via hot-air balloon in order to claim a remote area in Africa for England. Joining him in the trek are a reporter, a goofy professor, and the professor's assistant. Along the way they encounter many obstacles and deadly danger.
Author
Series
Colleción El barco de vapor volume 45
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
Español
Description
A nice little old lady had the desire to travel. Because she didn't have any money, she decided to make herself a balloon. After days of sewing and weaving, she had prepared a balloon in the meadow.
Author
Series
Digby O'Day volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Digby O'Day and his best friend, Percy, are headed to the air show to see gliders, helicopters, and hot-air balloons. Ariel, the new pet parrot of insufferable neighbor Lou Ella, sneaks out to tag along. But when the friends get to the air show, they notice that Lou Ella has followed them. They hide, but unfortunately, they're crouched in the basket of a hot-air balloon, and one big gust of wind sets the balloon flying. Between Digby's fear of heights...
19) Enduring Love
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joe (Daniel Craig) is an accomplished writer and professor whose rational life is thrust into a downward spiral of guilt after witnessing a freak, fatal ballooning accident while picnicking with girlfriend Claire (Samantha Morton). Jed (Rhys Ifans), another man involved in that fateful day, seeks out Joe looking for consolation and a way to make sense of this tragedy they’ve both witnessed. Jed soon becomes as inescapable to Joe as his guilt, and...
20) Physical science
Series
Publisher
New Dimension Media
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Principles that govern the behavior of matter and energy are presented in a clear and concise way that students will understand and remember.
Matter: solids, liquids & gases: Viewers will learn about the differnt properties of matter, and how environmental and human factors inpact our changing world.
Forces: This program defines the properties of forces, including friction, gravity, and mass. Viewers are encouraged to look for the impact forces...
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