description: While her father is away, Princess Leora becomes vulnerable to her jealous uncle, who attempts to destroy the princess's magic signal balloons that are protecting her from harm. "Don't worry," said Princess Leora's father just before he left for the tournament. "If anything goes wrong, release a bunch of balloons from the castle tower. Wherever I am, I will see them and come home right away." Now, something is wrong'very wrong. Princess Leora's grumpy uncle, the Archduke, wants to be king, and the very first thing he does is pop every balloon in the kingdom. Princess Leora is afraid, but she doesn't give up. If she can find just one whole balloon, the kingdom will be saved! full-color illustrations
language: English
title: Balloon Tree
titlecomplete: Balloon Tree
genres: Picture Books, Canada, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Kids, Princesses, Childrens, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 1282
publisher: Scholastic Book Service