# Balloons over Broadway

**Author:** Melissa Sweet
**Grade range:** Grades 1–4
**First published:** 2011
**Page count:** 40
**ISBN-13:** `9780547767161`
**ISBN-10:** `0547767161`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/balloons-over-broadway
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's have a parade! Meet the master puppeteer who invented the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Melissa Sweet brings to life the inspirational story of the puppeteer who invented the giant balloons floating in the sky during the annual parade celebrating Thanksgiving. The Caldecott Honor artist brilliantly captures the essence of Tony Sarg, a self-taught immigrant with a fascinating imagination. The collage illustrations coupled with Sweet's storytelling portray Sarg's joy in his childhood inventions and his ingenious balloon creations that still bring delight to viewers around the country. This nonfiction illustrated book will capture the hearts of all ages. "This clever marri

## Where this book is assigned

### Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2012 Sibert Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Sibert_Informational_Book_Medal)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2012 Sibert Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Sibert_Informational_Book_Medal)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2012 Sibert Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Sibert_Informational_Book_Medal)
- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2012 Sibert Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Sibert_Informational_Book_Medal)

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