The Big Balloon Race, Level 3

This is such a great kids book. I purchased it to read to my nearly two and three year olds and they love it (the three year old somewhat more, of course). It has a great, unique story that unveils a fascinating piece of history many would not be aware of. I enjoyed the strong female characters, the famous aeronaut Carlotta and her adventurous daughter Ariel. Great all-around story for everyone.

This is a great book and my 7 year old still pulls it off the shelves to read even though she's outgrown it. My only complaint is the paper it's printed on...it's a newspaper quality and the words an rub if you run your finger over it. That's obviously not ideal for a kids book. The story, however, is a classic!

Cute book but a bit dated for today's kids.

My students have seen these in our area in the fall (when we usually do our transportation unit) so they knew what it was (a balloon!). They enjoyed the brightly color pictures & the story wasn't too much for them. I would reccommend it to any teacher for their library - there aren't that many books written about this form of travel.

Not a very exciting story. Read it to grandkids ages 4 and 6 and I doubt that they'll ever want to hear it again. Too much they don't understand or care about. Boring.

Great for kids

As my daughter continues her progress in reading, these easy chapter books are the perfect books for practice, and we both love the historical stories that are often biographical or factual. This story is a true story that we both love.

My 7 year old really enjoyed reading this book and told me all about it when she was done. ;-)