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Olshan, Matthew

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

40 pp. | Farrar/Ferguson | October, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-32954-9 $17.99
(1) K-3 Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. In 1785, Dr. John Jeffries and Jean-Pierre Blanchard were determined to complete the first international flight by crossing the English Channel in a hot-air balloon. The voyage (apart from the cantankerous pair's arguments) is going well...until the balloon overinflates. Blackall's witty illustrations--including occasional comic-panel strips--feel plucked from the time period. An author's note reveals the creative adaptations of factual events.
Reviewer: Patrick Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2016

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