Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
by Melissa Sweet
33 Total Resources 12 Awards 26 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Holiday
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2011
Word Count 1,363
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 146536, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Puppeteers
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Thanksgiving Day
- Puppeteers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- New York
- Sarg, Tony
- New York (State)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942--Juvenile literature
- Parades
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving Day--New York (State)--New York--History--Juvenile literature
- History
- United States
- Parades--New York (State)--New York--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made
- Lists With This Book
- 40 Books about the Arts
- Let's Give Thanks
- Literary Science, K-5
- Sample: Schoolwide
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Melissa Sweet about Balloons Over Broadway
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Melissa Sweet
Created by TeachingBooks
2012 Sibert Award Acceptance Speech given by Melissa Sweet
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by International Literacy Association
Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Horn Book
Seven Questions with Melissa Sweet
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Interview with Melissa Sweet
Created by Art of the Picture Book
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Harcourt
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2014
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Book Readings 2
Complete Video Reading narrated by Rocco Staino
Created by KidLit TV
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by John McDonough
Created by Recorded Books
Awards & Distinctions 12
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2012
Cook Prize, 2012-2023
Winner, 2012
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2012
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2012
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2012
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Commended, 2012
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2022
Nonfiction Selection, 2011
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