Sweet, Melissa, 1956-

Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade / written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. - Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2011. - 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Presents a tribute to the creator of the giant balloons that fill the sky during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, tracing the work of artist Tony Sarg, whose innovative "upside-down puppet" creations have become the parade's trademark.

9780547199450 (lib. bdg.) : $16.99 0547199457 (lib. bdg.) : $16.99

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Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942.


Puppeteers--United States--Biography.
Thanksgiving Day--History.--New York (N.Y.)
Parades--History.--New York (N.Y.)

PN1982.S27 / S84 2011

791.5/3092 B