The Balloon Tree
20th Anniversary Edition
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2004
- Category
- General, General
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780439961875
- Publish Date
- Sep 2004
- List Price
- $8.99
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Description
Balloons! They are the favourite playthings of Princess Leora. When her father, the king, goes to a neighbouring kingdom to participate in a tournament, he tells Leora to signal him with balloons if anything goes wrong. But the archduke, planning to take over the kingdom, promptly locks the princess in her room and orders all the balloons in the kingdom to be popped.
With the help of a wizard and a boy with the only balloon left in the kingdom, Leora is able to plant a balloon tree that blossoms into thousands of balloons. But will it be in time to save the kingdom?
About the author
PHOEBE GILMAN, la créatrice tant appréciée de la collection Lili Tire-bouchon, est aussi la plume derrière les livres primés Un merveilleux petit rien!, Les trésors de Lili Tire-bouchon, L’hippopotame bleu et L’arbre aux ballons. Elle est décédée en 2002.
Pheobe Gilman was the beloved creator of the Jillian Jiggs (Lili Tire-bouchon) series as well as the award-winning Something from Nothing (Un merveilleux petit rien!), The Gypsy Princess, Pirate Pearl, Little Blue Ben, The Balloon Tree (L'arbre aux ballons), and Grandma and the Pirates. She passed away in 2002.
Awards
- Commended, Today's Parent, 100 BEST Canadian kids' books of all time
- Commended, Today's Parent 100 best Canadian kids' books of all time
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice
Editorial Reviews
“Phoebe Gilman has written and illustrated a very attractive book with an appealing story about a very capable and spirited girl. The illustrations are full of life and colour . . . Highly recommended!” — CM Magazine
“Phoebe Gilman not only knows how to draw a good story, she knows how to write it well and draw it superbly.” — Canadian Children’s Literature
Other titles by
Un merveilleux petit rien!
Something from Nothing
Grandma and the Pirates
A Treasury of Jillian Jiggs
GRANDMA AND THE PIRATES (RED)
Jillian Jiggs and the Great Big Snow
Tell Me A Story: Jillian Jiggs
Book and CD
Tell Me A Story: Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue
Book and CD
Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue
Tell Me a Story: Balloon Tree
Book and CD
