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A King Seen from the Sky
Bruno Gilbert
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Description for A King Seen from the Sky
Hardback. This delightful book by award-winning children's author and illustrator Bruno Gibert is intended for 5- to 7-year-olds. It is inspired by the true story of the first flight of living creatures in a handmade aircraft. This book does vividly evoke the stirring developments in aeronautics that took place right around the time of the French Revolution. Num Pages: 36 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: YBC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 220 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 286.
This delightful book by award-winning children's book author and illustrator Bruno Gibert is intended for five- to seven-year-olds. It is inspired by the true story of the first flight of living creatures in a handmade aircraft. On September 19, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers demonstrated their new invention, the hot air balloon, or montgolfiere, at the Palace of Versailles before a large crowd, including Louis XVI, the king of France, and Queen Marie Antoinette. Considered too dangerous for human passengers, the experimental vessel carried a sheep, a duck, and a rooster in its basket. The balloon flew for about eight minutes, ... Read more
This delightful book by award-winning children's book author and illustrator Bruno Gibert is intended for five- to seven-year-olds. It is inspired by the true story of the first flight of living creatures in a handmade aircraft. On September 19, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers demonstrated their new invention, the hot air balloon, or montgolfiere, at the Palace of Versailles before a large crowd, including Louis XVI, the king of France, and Queen Marie Antoinette. Considered too dangerous for human passengers, the experimental vessel carried a sheep, a duck, and a rooster in its basket. The balloon flew for about eight minutes, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
36
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9781606064603
SKU
V9781606064603
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Ref
99-15
About Bruno Gilbert
Bruno Gibert is a children's book author and illustrator; he also writes novels for adults. His book Le Petit Gibert Illustre received the Prix Coup de Coeur du Salon de Montreuil in 2010.
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