Description: From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's have a parade! Meet the master puppeteer who invented the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Melissa Sweet brings to life the inspirational story of the puppeteer who invented the giant balloons floating in the sky during the annual parade celebrating Thanksgiving. The Caldecott Honor artist brilliantly captures the essence of Tony Sarg, a self-taught immigrant with a fascinating imagination. Book and Mortar Record Store Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade -- Melissa Sweet From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's have a parade! Meet the master puppeteer who invented the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Melissa Sweet brings to life the inspirational story of the puppeteer who invented the giant balloons floating in the sky during the annual parade celebrating Thanksgiving. The Caldecott Honor artist brilliantly captures the essence of Tony Sarg, a self-taught immigrant with a fascinating imagination. The collage illustrations coupled with Sweet's storytelling portray Sarg's joy in his childhood inventions and his ingenious balloon creations that still bring delight to viewers around the country. This nonfiction illustrated book will capture the hearts of all ages. Author: Melissa Sweet Publisher: Clarion Books Published: 11/01/2011 Pages: 40 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 0.86lbs Size: 9.25h x 11.38w x 0.38d ISBN: 9780547199450 Audience: Ages 4-8 Accelerated Reader: Reading Level: 5.4 Point Value: 0.5 Interest Level: Lower Grade Quiz #/Name: 146536 / Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Winner Award: Lupine Award - Winner Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee Award: Cook Prize - Winner Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee Award: Monarch Award - Nominee Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee Award: Jefferson Cup - Winner Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee Award: Beehive Awards - Winner Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee Award: Golden Kite - Winner Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Winner Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee Award: Cybils - Finalist Award: Star of the North Picture Book Award - Nominee Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/08/2011 School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 138 Booklist 09/15/2011 pg. 61 Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2011 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2011 pg. 129 Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 44 New York Times Book Review 11/13/2011 pg. 22 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2011 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 11 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 182 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style About the Author Like Tony Sarg, Melissa Sweet loved to figure out how to make things move as a child. (She even remembers taking apart her own marionettes to see how they worked!) Today, she still plays with simple materials to construct her brilliant mixed-media collage illustrations, for which she has won a Caldecott Honor and two New York Times Best Illustrated citations. About this book, she writes: As I began to research Tony Sarg, I was especially curious how he went from illustration and puppetry to designing the huge parade balloons. After I spent five years reading everything I could find on him, the Macy's parade, and puppetry--then traveling all over the map to talk to puppeteers--it seemed incredible that so few people knew of his work. I found him so inspiring, I wanted the whole world to know his story. For more information about the author and her work, visit www.melissasweet.net.
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Genre 1: Books,Subjects,Children's Books,Arts, Music & Photography,Art
Label: Clarion Books
Artist: Sweet, Melissa
Album: Balloons Over Broadway: The Inspiring True Story of the Puppeteer
Book Title: Balloons over Broadway : the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Number of Pages: 40 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2011
Topic: History / United States / State & Local, Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, Holidays & Celebrations / Thanksgiving, Art / General, People & Places / United States / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Sweet, Melissa, Yes
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 14.9 Oz
Author: Melissa Sweet
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 11 in
Format: Hardcover
