A voyage in the clouds

Description:

"A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"-- Dr. John Jeffries and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, each want to be the first man to fly from one country to another, across the English Channel. There's only one problem: they can't stand each other! Inspired by the true story of the first international flight.

subjects: Fiction,  Ballooning,  Juvenile fiction,  Hot air balloons,  Balloon ascensions,  Children's fiction,  Adventure and adventurers, fiction,  Flight, fiction,  Transportation,  Aviation,  Historical,  Exploration & Discovery,  JUVENILE NONFICTION,  Biography & Autobiography

People: John Jeffries (1745-1819),  Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809)