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Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Author

Sweet, Melissa, 1956-

Title

Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

Format

Book

Published

Boston [MA] : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2011.

Description

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 29 cm.

Notes

"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Book jacket. "Junior Library Guild Premier Selection"--cover sticker. Illustrations rendered using gouache, collage and mixed media. Includes bibliographical references.

Summary

Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Awards

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2012 A Junior Library Guild selection.

Subject headings

Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942--Juvenile literature. Puppeteers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. Thanksgiving Day--New York (State)--New York--History--Juvenile literature. Parades--New York (State)--New York--History--Juvenile literature.

ISBN

9780547199450 (hbk.) 0547199457 (hbk.)