Hiking
the Colorado Summits, A Guide to Exploring the County High Points by John
Drew Mtichler. We recently had the opportunity of flying this local Colorado
author.
Those
Guys Drove Us Crazy by JoAn Flower. Another local Colorado author
we had the pleasure of flying. This book details the first four years
of the Colorado Rockies.
Other Good Reads
A
Balloon for Blunderbuss. This lovingly restored 1960s children's classic
takes design lovers of all ages on a fantastic journey via an imaginative and
entertaining series of trades and swaps. The trades start small, with a tiny
butterfly, and end up including absolutely everything in the world, from straw
hats to the stars in the sky.
The
Twenty-One Balloons. Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across
the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers
a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon
inventions. Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure
is now available in a handsome new edition.
Balloon-Busting
Aces of World War 1 (Aircraft of the Aces). Tethered balloons reached their
zenith as a means of providing a stationary observation platform above the battlefield
during World War I. It took a special breed of daredevil to take on such odds
deep in enemy lines in order to destroy a balloon.
The
Balloon Boy of San Francisco. A young, news boy in 1853 San Francisco who
gets to take a balloon ride.
The
Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space -- by Craig
Ryan. Published by the Naval Institute Press, the folks that first published
Tom Clancy. Booklist
called it, "an absolute feast of information."
The
Amazing Air Balloon -- by Jean Van Leeuwen, Marco Ventura (Illustrator).
By the award winning children's author, this is the story of the first American
balloon flight, which was made by a 13 year old boy named Edward Warren.
DVD The
Red Balloon (1955) -- directed by Albert Lamorisse. This classic, Academy
Award winning film is finally available on DVD.
Around
the World in 20 Days -- by Bertrand Piccard, Brian Jones. The true story
of the first successful flight around the world in a balloon, written by the
two men who acheived the "impossible."
Where's
the Runway?and Other Flying Stories : Adventures of a General Aviation Airplane
and Hot Air Balloon Pilot -- by Herb Tabak, Rebecca Stapay (Editor).
Curious
George and the Hot Air Balloon -- Margret Rey, H. A. Rey (Illustrator);
Paperback
Ballooning
(First Book) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days
Phyllis J. Perry / School & Library Binding / Published 1996
Flying
in a Hot Air Balloon ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days
Cheryl Walsh Bellville / Library Binding / Published 1993
Balloons
: Building and Experimenting With Inflatable Toys ~ Usually ships in
2-3 days
Bernie Zubrowski, Roy Doty (Illustrator) / Library Binding / Published
1990
Hot-Air
Henry ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Mary Calhoun, et al / Paperback / Published 1984
The
Joy of Ballooning ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
George Denniston / Hardcover / Published 1999
The
Story of Flight : Early Flying Machines, Balloons, Blimps, Gliders, Warplanes,
and Jets (Voyages of Discovery) ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days
Dan Hagedorn(Editor), Sheila Keenan (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1995
Ships
of the Air ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days
Lynn Curlee / School & Library Binding / Published 1996
Early
Flight : From Balloons to Biplanes
Hardcover / Published 1988
Flying
for Fun and Profit : Airplanes, Gliders, Ultralights, Balloons, Etc.
Paperback / Published 2000
Great
Balloon Festival : A Season of Hot Air Balloon Meets Across North America
Joe Nigg / Hardcover / Published 1989
Hot
Air Ballooning
Iggulden / Hardcover / Published 1991
The
Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon
Gertrude Chandler Warner / Turtleback / Published 1995
Race
to the Stratosphere : Manned Scientific Ballooning in America ~
Usually ships in 24 hours
David H. Devorkin / Hardcover / Published 1989
Roadside
Geology of Colorado (Roadside Geology Series) -- Halka Chronic; Paperback
Video. Three
Men And A Balloon. (Nova PBS Series 1996). (Richard Branson, upstart head
of Virgin Atlantic Airways), a Swedish balloon designer (Per Lindstrand), and
a British skydiving champion (Rory McCarthy), in a hair-raising race against
hot competition to build a balloon that can circle the globe.
Toy. Smithsonian
Adventures Hot Air Balloon. Now you can build and fly a 5-foot model of
the Montgolfier balloon with the Smithsonian Adventures Hot Air Balloon.
