# Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride - Hardcover

by **Marjorie Priceman** (Author), **Marjorie Priceman** (Illustrator)

The first "manned" hot-air balloon is about to take off! But what are those noises coming from the basket?  
Based on the (POSSIBLY) true report of a day in 1783, this si the story of (PERHAPS) the bravest collection of flyers the world has ever seen, as (SORT OF) told to Marjorie Priceman.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.41 x 12.1 x 8.72 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 01, 2005

**Award:** Caldecott Medal (2006)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Hot Air: The Mostly True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.9

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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