Balloons Over Broadway:
The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
by Melissa Sweet
Illustrator: Melissa Sweet
Genre: Juvenile Non-Fiction
Subgenre: Picture Book, Biography
Subgenre: Picture Book, Biography
Themes: Inventions, Parade, Creativity, History
Primary and Secondary Characters: Primary - Tony Sarg
Award(s): 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book
2012 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
2012 Orbis Pictus Award
2012 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
2012 Orbis Pictus Award
Date Published: 2011
Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Summary: As a boy Tony Sarg invented things with string, marionettes and a chicken feeder. Tony and his marionettes would eventually go to London and then New York City. The marionettes would catch the eye of Macy's Department Store and Tony would be hired to set up an animated window displays. Then Macy's would want Tony to develop something more spectacular.
How this book could be used to teach students: This book could be used to teach students about biographies and/or the history of puppets in parades.
A little extra: melissasweet.net
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