Sweet, M. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's parade. NY:
Houghton.
About the Book
I enjoyed learning about where the big balloons in the Macy's Day Parades originated from. Tony Sarg is a very creative inventor. His vision for the large spectacular balloons still is around today. The art work in the book is wonderful and adds to the whimsicalness of the story. Tony Sarg was a magnificent puppet maker who still puts smiles on peoples faces through his legacy.
Nonfiction Evaluation Criteria
The Organization of the book is sequential by the events in Tony Sarg's life. The story is a biography of his life. The author uses a timeline sequence to help the reader understand who Tony was and what he did that was important. The illustrations throughout the story help support the text. At the end of the book the author includes: author notes, background about the art/illustrations, Thank you's to the people who shared the facts about Tony's life with the author, Bibliography and Sources list.
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