Sunday, February 17, 2013

Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet

Tells the story of puppeteer Tony Sarg, the man who first invented the helium balloons that have become the trademark of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.



69 comments:

  1. I relly relly relly like the front cover

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  2. i really like this book because the parades and the big balloons. *****

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  3. TONY IS A REALLY GOOD PRESON and he gave out bigger ideas

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  4. I like when Tony got the idea of making the pulley so the rope can open the chicken door.

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  5. Alex . S / Mrs.BoeningSeptember 12, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    I really liked the book , I thought the project for the chickens was a great idea.

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  6. Balloons over Broadway is a fun and cool book. I think that it is a great idead to do that and celebrate.

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  7. I liked the book because the boy lives out his dream and I love the part were he feeds the chickens.

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  8. Sorry I ment to say ***

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  9. I like how it was a true story about how the thanksgiving parade got made it is very good. I give it **** stars

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  10. I didnt really like this book because it was not intersing to my brain because I like books like the humming room and bake sale.*

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  11. I liked how it told the history of the thanksgiving parade it was really good I give it **** stars

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  12. I liked the book until the project for chickens so ill give it *** stars.

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  13. I liked this book when he gives the chickens food**

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  14. I liked the book when out of the kindness of his heart he gave the chicken
    s food and i really enjoyed the thanksgiving

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  15. I liked the book but best thing in my opinion was when he didn't want to get out of bed and he made a little pully connected to the barn door.***

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  16. I really liked this book because i love to watch the Macys day parade and i love how he followed his dreams ***

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  17. I liked it because i allways wanded to see one

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  18. I liked the part in the book when he makes the chicken coop ivention when all that he has to do is pull something to get the chickens there food.**

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  19. I relly like the parades and ballons.***

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  20. I liked the book and it gave me facts and who made the parade happpen I would give it

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  21. I like this book a lot because I love how tony was so creative and followed his dream.

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  22. i did not like this book that much because im not into balloons and i think it was confusing **

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  23. i liked the book because the guy he worked so hard to get the ballon***

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  24. I thought the book was ok but a little short it is cool that the mans woork still goes on today.

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  25. I liked it because I like balloons and I like pupetters so I would give it ***** stars

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  26. i loved this book because i thought it was very creative how he made baloons as cartoon charters it was really good.

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  27. I like this book because I love watching the macys thanksgiving day parade because I like the big colorful ballons as they go past ****

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  28. I liked this book because he had to figure out a way to make the baloons fly so everyone could see.

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  29. it was good story on a man and his balloons ****

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  30. I think the man makes BIG balloons that are really cool.***

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  31. I love this book its got alot of detail and it has like the real big baloons in Broadway;).****

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  32. I like how tony makes stuff move

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  33. I like it because The guy named Tom invents something new. And he makes theese big balloon things and its super cool. And so i wouldnt read it again though. ***

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  34. If Tony Sarg was not born, we would not have helium ballons thanks to him

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  35. its a super book. i love toms inventshons! ****

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  36. I liked how Tony made the animals in the parade into balloon animals.***

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  37. I liked how tony made the balloons . ****

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  38. good book but my favorite part was when he connected a pully to the barn

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  39. I liked this book because a very famous puppeteer is in this book. He decided to help Macy's with the parade. ***

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  40. I loved this book it had lots of detail in it.***

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  41. I love this book how Tony goes from small puppets to animal baloons.

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  42. i liked marsys wonder town

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  43. This book is great,I love the artwork.I liked how Tony made the animals into balloons!Great book!***

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  44. I really like this book because its about an guy who wants to make somthing and it makes it for people and so he isnt shelfish and think thats super cool! Also i was wondring what year it took to know was the Macy's place open then or even invented?

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  45. I love this story because he makes puppets then he has to change it, And then he makes it for someone else and i dont know if he gets his money.***

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  46. I like how tony tried to follow his dream.****

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  47. I really love this book also the art work is fantastic I rate it****

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  48. I love how he can do his chorse from his room so he does not have to get out of bed.

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  49. I like this book because i love his inventions allot.****

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  50. It was okay but kind of strange when it came to the pulley**

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  51. I like this book because it tought you the history of the parades in the past.***

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  52. i like the book because it tells how big ballon animals were made and its a true story

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  53. I really liked this book. I have a connection to it. We are learing about pulley's in science class. My favorite part was when he made the puppets.

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  54. I like how he made a puppet parade that moved using gears and pulley's. I would rate this book ****

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  55. this book is great i love it it's awsome ****

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  56. I like how he made the balloons so big so everyone could see them*****

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  57. The book was cool because of the illustrations of the balloons.**

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  58. Interesting facts and I liked how he made the balloon puppets so everyone could see them. I give this book 4 stars.

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  59. I like how the illustrations were such a great representation of the story being told. I give this book ****

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  60. This book was so great! I learned so much about Balloons, and abot the Macys Thanksgiving! ****

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  61. i liked this book because it was so cool how he fed his chicens from his bed.

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  62. this book was so great that I wannt to have so I give it****

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  63. I love all of the bloon so i'll give it a ****

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  64. i like this book becuse the ballons

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  65. Anthony (Tony) Sarg the puppiteer in the book is a amazing person. I loved how just little puppets in a store turned into the floats you see today in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!

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  66. i liked the pictures and the balloon.***

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  67. that he gets to do the perade he was so happy.****

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  68. i liked the marinetts or puppets that he made **

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