Product Description

A photo essay, this book shows children how hot air balloons work and teaches them basic concepts such as up and down, hot and cold. The full-color photographs illustrate many stages of a typical hot air balloon launch. The book is dedicated to that "spark of curiosity in children which inspires them to find out how things work." Ann Lenssen

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #813218 in Books
• Published on: 1992-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4-- Lenssen's full-color photographic artistry and the majestic mystery of hot air balloons are a perfect combination in this book of opposites. Serving a dual purpose, the book gives fundamental information on how these giants of the sky function, while employing such words as ``empty'' and ``full,'' ``noisy'' and ``quiet,'' and ``up'' and ``down'' to introduce the concepts. Opposites attract; this colorful, appealing book will draw readers in and hold their attention. --Joyce Richards, Prairie Grove Elementary School, AR
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews
Thirty lovely color photos of a hot-air balloon, on the ground and aloft, accompanied by a simple but informative text. In addition, each pair of pictures is labeled with appropriate opposites: ``rise'' and ``fall,'' ``near'' and ``far,'' etc.; ``light,'' showing the balloon's shadow on a sunny field, and ``dark,'' the burner making the brightly colored craft ``glow like a lantern,'' make an especially imaginative pair. It's an interesting idea, though the opposites and the main text may appeal to slightly different levels, and the pairings imposed on the photos cause some bumpiness in the narrative flow; still, Lenssen's first book is carried out with grace and style. Similar in appeal to Johnson's Fire and Silk (1991), but for a slightly younger audience. (Nonfiction/Picture book. 3-8) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Review
Full-color photographs follow a hot air balloon called Tickled Pink through a typical flight and introduce basic concepts such as near and far. Sentences on each page provide facts about ballooning and put the words in context: "Standing near, Tickled Pink is taller than a six-story building. But when far away, it is a pink dot hanging in the sky." -- Junior Library Guild