Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade.

By Melissa Sweet. Illus. by the author. Publisher: Houghton

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91´«Ã½

K–Gr. 2.

This is an introduction to both a national event and to Tony Sarg, who loved puppets as a boy and grew up to create the fabulous creatures that are now an integral part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Careful explanations and spectacular art make this a joyous piece of nonfiction that informs and delights in equal parts. ( winner—Youth Nonfiction.)

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ISBN:

9780547199450

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Title Year
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth

91´«Ã½

Committed to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best-of-the-year fiction, nonfiction, and picture books.
2011 - Selection(s)