A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785

Posted on 27 May 2018 by Matthew Olshan

In the year and a half since the flight of the first manned balloon in 1783, an Italian has flown, a Scot has flown, a woman has flown, even a sheep has flown But no one has flown from one country to another John Jeffries, an Englishman, and his pilot, Jean Pierre Blanchard, a Frenchman, want to be the first On January 7, 1785, they set out to cross the English Channel to France in a balloon All seemed to be going fine, until Jeffries decides the balloon looks too fat and adjusts the air valve how hard could it be Too bad he drops the wrench over the side of the aerial car With no way to adjust the valve, the balloon begins to sink Jeffries and Blanchard throw as much as they can overboard until there is nothing left, not even their clothes Luckily, they come up with a clever and surprising solution that saves the day A VOYAGE IN THE CLOUDS is a journey that will keep kids laughing the whole way.A Margaret Ferguson Book Free Download A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785 [ By ] Matthew Olshan [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I ve been interested lately in several books dubbed mostly true stories This one is nicely done as a comparison contrast between two men with a similar goal but with contrasting personalities so there is some potential for teaching structure at the same time as teaching how we learn to get along with people who are not like us What I like about the concept is the idea of taking an event in history and then imagining it in life the conversation, the emotions of those involved, maybe some I ve been interested lately in several books dubbed mostly true stories This one is nicely done as a comparison contrast between two m...More historical fiction for kids than biography It was a little too goofy for my tastes with the men in their old fashioned underwear in several pages.Text 4 starsIllustrations 4 starsA mostly true account, but with fictionalized dialogue and some embellished detail, of the first hot air balloon ride from one country to another In 1785, two men of very different personalities, who don t particularly care for one another, fly from England to France over the English Channel They almost don t make it, which makes the story exciting The way they lighten their load is rather silly, and will probably have kids laughing This story provides Text 4 starsIllustrations 4 starsA mostly true account, but with fictionalized dialogue and some embellished detail, of the first hot air balloon ride from one country to another In 1785, two men of very different personalities, who don t particularly care for on...Such a fun story, wittily told and l so enjoy seeing that look the children get on their faces when l can tell them It really happened Really Yes reallyColorful, witty, and beautifully designed.In this delightful romp of a semi nonfictional picture book, a French pilot and English doctor embark for a journey across La Manche, or the English Channel, depending on who s speaking, bickering their way though bear disaster and into friendship The illustrations are lovely in their blend of watercolor, colored pencil and ink, and, with their occasional cartoon strips of action and speech bubbles, complement the text s witty touches with details such as the English and French bulldogs the men In this delightful romp of a semi nonfictional picture book, a French pilot and English doctor embark for a journey across La Manche, or the English Channel, depending on who s speaking, bickering their way though bear disaster and into friendship The illustrations are lovely in their blend of watercolor, colored pencil and ink, and, with their occasional cartoon strips of action and speech bubbles, complement the text s witty touches with details such as the English and French bulldogs the men have brought along Reader alouders get extra points if you speak ...The kids and I enjoyed this book these two grown ups will fall into the ocean if they don t lighten the load the hot air balloon is carrying so they throw everything overboard and end up wearing only underwear That detail definitely pleased the kids.The fact that this is based on a true story concerning the first hot air balloon flight from England to France makes it all thedelightful.The backmatter explains the untrue parts for example, most likely the two dogs were not The kids and I enjoyed this book these two grown ups will fall into the ocean if they don t lighten the load the hot air balloon is carrying so they throw everything overboard and end up wearing only underwear That detail definitely pleased the kids.The f...What a fun and mostly true book Olshan and Blackall s book discusses a rarely talked about but an important and fun event the first international balloon ride With Olshan s intriguing and explanatory narrative as well as Blackall s highlighting illustrations, this book is fun for all to both read and learn something new There s a lot of attention to detail both obviously and subtly, making it great for readers in grades 2 4.Review cross listed here What a fun and mostly true book Olshan and Blackall s book discusses a rarely talked about but an important and fun event the first international balloon ride With Olshan s intriguing and explanatory narrative as well as Blackall s h...The text and illustrations work together to convey the humor some imagined of this somewhat mad adventure Two men, conflicted in their personalities, work together to reach their goal of traveling over an international border in a hot air balloon The list of their luggag...Reviewed for Mock Caldecott Awards my last group for this year s vote Another book from the Caldecott candidates that I loved The illustrations were wonderful and I really enjoyed the sense of humor used in the telling Two men set out to attempt the same adv...

A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785

27 May 2018

Matthew Olshan