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Balloons Over Broadway



Bibliographic Citation

Sweet, M. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade (Illustrated ed.). Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.


About the Book

Balloons Over Broadway tells the story of puppeteer Tony Sarg. It informs readers about Sarg, the man who invented the helium balloons that have become the sensation of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.


The text and illustrations bring Tony Sarg to life. The book teaches about imagination, creativity, and inventiveness. The illustrations of a mix of collage and watercolors bring this exciting parade to life. This entertaining Surely this book will inspire young readers to think outside the box!


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