num_pages: 40
description: The first "manned" hot-air balloon is about to take off! But what are those noises coming from the basket?  Based on the (POSSIBLY) true report of a day in 1783, this is the story of (PERHAPS) the bravest collection of flyers the world has ever seen, as (SORT OF) told to Marjorie Priceman.
language: English
title: Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
titlecomplete: Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
genres: Historical, Childrens, Adventure, Animals, Picture Books, France, Transport, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 1525
places: France
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Caldecott Medal
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers