Big Balloon Race, The大气球比赛ISBN9780064440530
作者: Eleanor
出版社:HarperCollins 1984年06月
简介:
Ariel would love to be in the basket of" Lucky Star" on theday of the big balloon race against Bernard the Brave. Her mother,Carlotta the Great, is the best lady balloonist in America. ButAriel's parents think she is too young. Little do they know she isasleep in the Odds and Ends box when Carlotta the Great orders"Hands off " and the balloon race begins. The thrills of Ariel'sfirst ride in a hydrogen balloon come to life in this story basedon a real ballooning family of the late 1800's. Carolyn Croll'spictures capture the pageantry and drama of the race, and will havereaders rooting to the end for Ariel and her mother.