A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785
by Matthew Olshan and Sophie Blackall
In the year and a half since the flight of the first manned balloon in 1783, an... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 1,842
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 186096
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Aviation
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiograp
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Exploration & Discovery
- Jeffries, John, 1745-1819--Juvenile fiction
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Exploration &
- Balloon ascensions
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Exploration & Discovery
- Balloon ascensions--Fiction
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- Jeffries, John
- JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Aviation
- Jeffries, John, 1745-1819--Fiction
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809--Juvenile fiction
- Ballooning
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Hot air balloons
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sophie Blackall
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sophie Blackall
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Author Interviews 4
Interview with Sophie Blackall
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Studio Visit with Sophie Blackall
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Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Elementary Selection, 2017
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2017
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2019
Selection, 2016
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