Author: Melissa Sweet
Illustrator: same
Genre: Non-fiction
Sub genre: Picture Book
Theme: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, balloons, inventions
Primary and secondary characters: Tony Sarg
Awards: Robert F. Sibert, Caldecott, and Orbis Pictus
Publication Date: 2011
Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Books
Ever wonder who thought to create such large balloons to float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? This uniquely illustrated children's book by Melissa Sweet will take the reader through the life and mindset of the balloons' inventor, Tony Sarg. The book follows Tony as each year he makes the parade even more spectacular. Children and teachers alike will enjoy this book and the colorful illustrations. This would be a fun book to use as a hook at the beginning of a class then have the students work in "invention pairs." The students would have to create their own parade invention and at the end of the week the students could have a parade.
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