A voyage in the clouds : the (mostly) true story of the first international flight by balloon in 1785 /
"A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus, Giroux,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Cover image |
| Summary: | "A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"-- Dr. John Jeffries and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, each want to be the first man to fly from one country to another, across the English Channel. There's only one problem: they can't stand each other! Inspired by the true story of the first international flight. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Awards: | American Library Association Notable Children's Bk |
| ISBN: | 9780374329549 0374329540 |