The Big Balloon Race

Ehhh... this is an "I Can Read" book, but I'm unsure of the level. My six year old clearly could not read it with words such as 'aeronaut' and 'Carlotta'. 61 pages is also a bit excessive and my child lost interest quickly. Perhaps this story is meant for a slightly older reader.......more

When I was little, my parents used to buy me and my sisters a couple of books from the “I Can Read” book series. We have quite a lot of books from this series and one of the books that we had owned for a long time was “The Big Balloon Race” by Eleanor Coerr along with artwork by Carolyn Croll. This......more

in this book of the big balloon race it was not so great. Carlotta and Ariel were flying in the air with the balloon. My favorite part in this book is when Carlotta and Ariel were working together. They were a really great team together.......more

Based on the true story of a a girl who accidentally ends up helping her mother fly a hot air balloon in a a race in the 1880s. This is a beginning reader book. Great for classroom library of 1st through 3rd grade. Could also be read aloud and used in a discussion of someone pushing the boundaries o......more

It was a interesting book. Because it was a true story. It was about a girl that sneeked in to her mothers ballon basket, just before a big race. It was some hard words but still kind of easy to read. 🥳......more