Book Descriptions
for The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr and Carolyn Croll
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Three easy-to-read chapters tell a story based on an actual family of balloonists: the Myers Family of whom Carlotta was the most expert and popular aeronaut in the 1880s. In this book, young Ariel first almost causes her mother to lose a balloon race and then is instrumental in gaining the victory. (4-9 years)
CCBC Choices 1981. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1981. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her win it.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
