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Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade
- Title
- Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
- Author
- Sweet, Melissa, 1956-
- Publication
- Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, ©2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 12-858 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color); 24 x 29 cm
- Summary
- Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- Subjects
- Parades
- Thanksgiving Day
- Puppeteers
- Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942
- Puppeteers > United States > Biography
- Thanksgiving Day > New York (State) > New York > History
- Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942 > Juvenile literature
- History
- New York (State) > New York
- Puppeteers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Parades > New York (State) > New York > History > Juvenile literature
- Fiction
- Thanksgiving Day > New York (State) > New York > History > Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Art
- Biographies
- Picture books for children
- Picture books
- Biography
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Picture books for children.
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Note
- Houghton Mifflin Books for Children is an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
- Illustrations rendered using gouache, collage and mixed media.
- "Book design by Rachel Newborn ; Production supervision by Crystal Paquette ; Manufactured in Singapore"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience (note)
- Elementary Grade.
- Study Program (note)
- Accelerated Reader AR
- Reading Counts RC
- Awards (note)
- Sibert Informational Book Award Winner (2012).
- Call Number
- JFF 12-858
- ISBN
- 9780547199450
- 0547199457
- LCCN
- 2010044181
- 9780547199450
- OCLC
- 678923828
- Author
- Sweet, Melissa, 1956-
- Title
- Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
- Imprint
- Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, ©2011.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Audience
- Elementary Grade.
- Study Program
- Accelerated Reader 5.4.Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.4 0.5 146536.Reading Counts RC K-2 5.5 2.0 55737.
- Awards
- Sibert Informational Book Award Winner (2012).
- Added Author
- Newborn, Rachel, book designer.Paquette, Crystal, production manager.Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, publisher.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, publisher.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780547199450 51699
- Research Call Number
- JFF 12-858