After a hot-air balloon lands in their yard, the Aldens are invited to help out at a balloon festival But when one balloon is mysteriously released without passengers, it looks like someone is trying... This description may be from another edition of this product.
My children have always enjoyed the Box Car Children series of books. As a hot air balloon pilot, we could not ignore a Box Car Children book with a balloon theme. I found the accuracy of the text to be very true and also a good source for children to learn about the sport of ballooning. I did some researce about the author and found that she died years before sport ballooning became popular. The "mystery" to me is "who wrote this book"? It must have been a balloon pilot or a balloon crew person. To find out what a balloon crew person does...read the book.
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