Title: A voyage in the clouds
Description: "A picture book inspired by the true story of how the first international flight was an Englishman and a French man who rode in a balloon across the English Channel"--

Dr. John Jeffries and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, each want to be the first man to fly from one country to another, across the English Channel. There's only one problem: they can't stand each other! Inspired by the true story of the first international flight.
Subjects: Fiction, Ballooning, Juvenile fiction, Hot air balloons, Balloon ascensions, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Flight, fiction, Transportation, Aviation, Historical, Exploration & Discovery, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Biography & Autobiography
People: John Jeffries (1745-1819), Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809)