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Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Title
  1. Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Published by
  1. Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, ©2011.
Author
  1. Sweet, Melissa, 1956-

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Additional authors
  1. Newborn, Rachel
  2. Paquette, Crystal
  3. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, publisher.
  4. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, publisher.
Description
  1. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color); 24 x 29 cm
Summary
  1. Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Subject
  1. Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942 > Juvenile literature
  2. Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942
  3. Puppeteers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
  4. Thanksgiving Day > New York (State) > New York > History > Juvenile literature
  5. Parades > New York (State) > New York > History > Juvenile literature
  6. Puppeteers > United States > Biography
  7. Thanksgiving Day > New York (State) > New York > History
  8. Parades > New York (State) > New York > History
  9. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Art
  10. Parades
  11. Puppeteers
  12. Thanksgiving Day
  13. New York (State) > New York
  14. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Picture books for children.
  2. Biographies.
  3. Biography.
  4. Fiction.
  5. History.
  6. Juvenile works.
  7. Picture books.
Call number
  1. JFF 12-858
Note
  1. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children is an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
  2. Illustrations rendered using gouache, collage and mixed media.
  3. "Book design by Rachel Newborn ; Production supervision by Crystal Paquette ; Manufactured in Singapore"--Title page verso.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Audience (note)
  1. Elementary Grade.
Study program (note)
  1. Accelerated Reader AR
  2. Reading Counts RC
Awards (note)
  1. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner (2012).
Author
  1. Sweet, Melissa, 1956-
Title
  1. Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Imprint
  1. Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, ©2011.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references.
Audience
  1. Elementary Grade.
Study program
  1. Accelerated Reader 5.4.
  2. Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.4 0.5 146536.
  3. Reading Counts RC K-2 5.5 2.0 55737.
Awards
  1. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner (2012).
Added author
  1. Newborn, Rachel, book designer.
  2. Paquette, Crystal, production manager.
  3. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, publisher.
  4. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, publisher.
LCCN
  1. 2010044181
Other standard identifier
  1. 9780547199450 51699
ISBN
  1. 9780547199450 (hbk.)
  2. 0547199457 (hbk.)
Research call number
  1. JFF 12-858
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