Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
by Melissa Sweet
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Holiday
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2011
Word Count 1,363
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 146536, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Puppeteers
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Thanksgiving Day
- Puppeteers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- New York
- Sarg, Tony
- New York (State)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
- Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942--Juvenile literature
- Parades
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving Day--New York (State)--New York--History--Juvenile literature
- History
- United States
- Parades--New York (State)--New York--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Melissa Sweet about Balloons Over Broadway
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Melissa Sweet
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Harcourt
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2014
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Lesson Plan from Indiana Library Federation
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Book Readings 2
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by John McDonough
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Awards & Distinctions 12
![Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024](/images/list_image/3300.jpg.pagespeed.ce.oAitndDtUc.jpg)
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Winner, 2012
![Cook Prize, 2012-2024](/images/awards/28.png)
Cook Prize, 2012-2024
Winner, 2012
![ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024](/images/list_sponsor_image/6747.png.pagespeed.ce.rqZg92-sK4.png)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2012
![CCBC Choices](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1715.jpg)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
![Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2024](/images/awards/109.jpg)
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Nonfiction, 1993-2024
Younger Readers Winner, 2012
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 2012
![Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024](/images/awards/124.jpg)
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2012
![Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024](/images/list_image/2397.jpg)
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2012
![Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023](/images/awards/90.jpg)
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2011
![Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020](/images/list_sponsor_image/Sponsor_1577.jpg)
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2011
![Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023](/images/awards/147.png.pagespeed.ce.nDFd7JXV8J.png)
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Nonfiction Selection, 2011
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