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Falling Upwards tells the story of the enigmatic group of men and women who first risked their lives to take to the air, and so discovered a new dimension of human experience. Why they did it, what their contemporaries thought of them, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet in wholly unexpected ways is its subject.--
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The twelve sightseers in a hot-air balloon are drifting over Northumberland. They're passing over an isolated farmhouse when Jessica and her sister, Bella see a man killing a young woman. Everyone in the balloon is watching the man when he looks up and spots them. He only has one option-- to kill them all. After a furious crash the balloon crashes, and Jessica's the only survivor. She's seen his face-- and he won't rest until he's eliminated the only...
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"A stolen hot air balloon lands an unlikely crew on a mysterious island far from everything they know in this action-packed Jules Verne classic--now with an arresting new look! Five prisoners of war steal a hot air balloon and escape capture in Virginia during the American Civil War. They fly for several thousand miles before a storm forces them to crash land on an unknown island in the Pacific. There, the marooned men must work together to pool all...
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Look learn and do volume 1
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David, his dog Newton, and his friend Jessica decide to build a blimp at his father's workshop. Includes instructions for making a small airship.
8) Sky chasers
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France, 1783. The race is on to be the first to discover the secret of flight! Magpie is soon caught up in a world of science, spies, and unruly animals to be the first to passenger in a hot air balloon. Yesterday, Magpie was one of the best thieves in all of France. But an encounter with a boy dangling from the sky will change her life forever. And even though it ends in disaster, Magpie becomes enthralled by the idea of flying over the rooftops...
11) Race to danger
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Pokémon master-in-training Ash Ketchum is facing a brand-new challenge -- a hot air balloon battle! Ash and his friends must race the other Pokémon Trainers to catch a rare Dratini, before Team Rocket shoots them down. Can Ash get everyone back safely -- and still get his hands on first prize?
12) Hot air balloons
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Provides simple information about hot air ballooning, including the equipment and the mechanics of flight.
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Choose your own adventure volume 3
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After renting a hot air balloon in France, a storm hits, blowing you off course over the Meditterranean to the Sahara! You and your friends must take control of your destiny to avoid dangers, death, or space aliens.
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When Dave embarks on a business trip to Europe, Simon, Theodore and Alvin are left at home in the care of the accident-prone Miss Miller. But soon Alvin and the boys become jet-setters of their own as they participate in an around-the-world hot-air balloon race! Their main competition will be the Chipettes, but their real opponents turn out to be Klaus and Claudia, two international crooks who are using the race as a front for their worldwide diamond...
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When Dave goes on a business trip to Europe, Simon, Theodore and Alvin are left at home with the accident-prone Miss Miller. Soon Alvin agrees to an offer that will allow the boys to become jet-setters when they participate in an around-the world hot-air balloon race! Their main competitors in the airborne adventure are the Chipettes, but their real opponents turn out to be Klaus and Claudia, two conniving international crooks who use the race to...
18) The balloonist
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In 1897, three men, a scientist, a journalist, and an adventurer, set off in a hot-air balloon hoping to be the first men to land on the North Pole, as Major Gustav Crispin, the scientist, contemplates their situation and remembers his love affair with the exasperating Luisa.
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The incomparable Don Brown chronicles the ballooning misadventures of John Jeffries, scientist and aviation pioneer. Swept up by the European ballooning craze of the 1780s, Dr. John Jeffries longed to become the first person to fly across the English Channel. But first he had to outwit a rascally copilot, keep the balloon from bursting, and avoid crashing into the sea. The good doctor's quick-thinking solutions will surprise young readers--and keep...
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