Sky Sailors: True Stories of the Balloon Era

by David L. Bristow

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For more than a century before airplanes, people explored the sky in balloons. From 1783 to the early 1900s, aeronauts flew into storms, crossed large bodies of water, sailed over enemy armies, and soared to deadly altitudes. Illustrated in full color with dramatuc period artwork, Sky Sailors by David L. Bristow presents the stories of the pioneers of human flight, such as daredevil Sophie Blanchard from Napoleon's France, and Salomon Andree, who lead an aerial assault on the North Pole in 1897.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0374370141

ISBN13:9780374370145

Release Date:September 2010

Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux

Length:134 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Age Range:9 to 13 years

Grade Range:Grades 4 to 8

Related Subjects

Action & Adventure Aeronautics & Space Astronomy & Space Biographies Children's Children's Books Historical

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