Title: Balloons Over Broadway
Author: Melissa Sweet
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Companty
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780547199450
Summary: This book is about Tony Sarg: the man who was the original puppeteer of the of the Macy's Parade. This books tells about his life as a child and his journey through life working for Macy's and then create giant upside down marionettes for the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Title: Weather Words and What They Mean
Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Holiday House Book
Publication Date: 1990
ISBN: 9780823408054
Summary: Everyone talks about the weather but not everybody understands all the words used. Common weather terms that are not commonly understood are defined clearly in this book. Also, many weather facts are also included in this book.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Title: Hurricanes!
Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Holiday House Book
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780823422333
Summary: Gail Gibbons goes on to explain what a hurricane is and how it forms. The book also goes on to explain where hurricanes typically form and what people can do to protect themselves. Gibbons also clearly and simply explains how meteorologists now can predict when a hurricane will be forming.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Gail Gibbons seems to be the go to person for information books, especially about weather. The second one you reviewed would be a good starter book for children and then as they got older the one on Hurricanes would seem to be beneficial. The book about Tony Sarg is such a cool person to learn about, I would even be interested in learning about him. So much cooler than doing a book report on the typical Abe Lincoln or Martin Luther King!
ReplyDeleteBalloons Over Broadway sounds like a really cute book, the Thanksgiving Parade is my favorite part of Thanksgiving day!
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