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Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. |
| Authors: | Sweet, Melissa, 1956- |
| Call number: | jB Sarg, Tony SWE |
| Publisher: | Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2011. |
| Publication date: | c2011. |
| Subject: |
Puppeteers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Thanksgiving Day -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Juvenile literature. Parades -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Juvenile literature. Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942 -- Juvenile literature. |
| Title: | Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. |
| Physical description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Summary note: | Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780547199450 (hbk.) 0547199457 (hbk.) |
| LCCN: | 2010044181 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1326066 |
| Bib No.: | 1326066 |