{"product_id":"up-and-away-how-two-brothers-invented-the-hot-air-balloon","title":"Up and Away!: How Two Brothers Invented the Hot-Air Balloon","description":"“It will . . . sweep readers away.” —Kirkus Reviews\n“Henry’s lush, digital artwork depicts the splendors of eighteenth-century France . . . a good addition to units on aviation and inventors.” —Booklist\n\nMore than a century before the Wright Brothers invented their plane, Josephand Étienne Montgolfier sent a flying machine into the skies—a hot-air balloon with three animals in the basket. Go up, up, and away with them on their first, magical journey!\n\nBack in 1782, in Ardèche, France, lived Joseph Montgolfier, a dreamer and an inventor who liked to learn about how everything worked. When one day a gust of wind blew his papers into the fireplace, he noticed that something lifted the pieces into the air—and he realized that heat could make things rise. With the help of his brother, Étienne, he began to experiment . . . and created a new kind of flying machine: a hot-air balloon! This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of how the balloon came to be, King Louis XVI’s visit to see it fly, and the three animals—a rooster, a duck, and a sheep—who became its very first passengers.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1454923601\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1454923601.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Henry, Jason\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608444248122,"sku":"DBV.1454923601.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1454923601-0.jpg?v=1787459384","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/up-and-away-how-two-brothers-invented-the-hot-air-balloon","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}