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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780547199450 (hbk.)
  • 0547199457 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.5/3092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1982.S27 S84 2011
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
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Juvenile Biography MVS Library Children's Room M- Biography (Juvenile) J BIO SARG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4010481

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children is an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Illustrations rendered using gouache, collage and mixed media

"Book design by Rachel Newborn ; Production supervision by Crystal Paquette ; Manufactured in Singapore"--title page verso

Includes bibliographical references

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

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