Author: Mary Calhoun
Illustrator: Erick Calhoun
Publisher: William Morrow & Co. (pb. Mulberry Books, an imprint of William Morrow & Co.)
Narrated by: William Windom
Description: After hearing this tale of a cat and his hot-air balloon adventure, LeVar attends a colorful national ballooning event in South Carolina. He then provides a comical look into the past at some flying machines that didn't.
Activity Suggestion: List all the things that are the same about balloons, gliders, helicopters and spaceships. List all the differences.
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