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2011

Format:	Book
Author:	Sweet, Melissa, 1956-
Title:	Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Publisher, Date:	Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2011.
Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 29 cm.
Summary:	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.
Subjects:	Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942 -- Juvenile literature. 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.
Other Title:	Beehive informational book award nominee, 2013-2014. Beehive informational book award winner, 2014. Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, 2012.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN:	2010044181
ISBN:	9780547199450 0547199457
Other Number:	678923828
System Availability:	2
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	2
Control Number:	308750
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# System items in:	1
Call Number:	j 791.53092 Sweet

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