Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
by Marjorie Priceman
Picture book · ages 5–8 · 620L (~3rd grade) · 40 pages · 2014
Why we'd hand it over
A raucous, beautifully illustrated romp through real history that teaches invention-via-chaos; Priceman's watercolors feel like they're launched off the page.