Title: Balloons over Broadway
Author: Melissa Sweet
Illustrator: Melissa Sweet
Genre: Youth Informational Book
Subgenre: Informational Book/ Realistic
Themes: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Inventions
Primary Characters: Tony Sarg, Marionettes that he created
Awards: 2012 Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner
Date of publication: 2011
Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Summary: From a young age, Tony Sarg was interested in how things
worked and inventions he could create to make life more enjoyable. For an
example, when he was a young boy, he created an invention that could feed his
family’s chickens so he could enjoy a few more hours of sleep and not have to
leave his bed. As he grew older, he created more and more. The book focuses on
the marionettes and puppets that started to create and eventually became so
beautiful, they were a part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that is now
an annual tradition!
In the classroom: Informational books are a very
important part of classroom reading. It is important for students to have a
broad range of learning and know that from an early age informational does not mean boring!
This book is a great way to teach students about something that they probably watch
on TV every year with their families! I would use this book as a nice segue
before Thanksgiving break to give them some fun facts to tell their families
about.
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