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Sophie Blackall is the author of A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785, Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls (Ivy & Bean), The Mighty Lalouche, Ruby's Wish, Ivy and Bean Take the Case (Book 10).

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A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785

by: Matthew Olshan, Sophie Blackall
A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785

In the year and a half since the flight of the first manned balloon in 1783, an Italian has flown, a Scot has flown, a woman has flown, even a sheep has flown. But no one has flown from one country to another. John Jeffries, an Englishman, and his pilot, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a Frenchman, want to be the first. On January 7, 1785, they set out to cross the English Channel to France in a balloon. All seemed to be going fine, until Jeffries decides the balloon looks too fat and adjusts the air valve?how hard could it be? Too bad he drops the wrench over the side of the aerial car. With no way to adjust the valve, the balloon begins to sink. Jeffries and Blanchard throw as much as they can overboard?until there is nothing left, not even their clothes. Luckily, they come up with a clever (and surprising) solution that saves the day. A VOYAGE IN THE CLOUDS from Matthew Olshan and Sophie Blackall is a journey that will keep kids laughing the whole way.
A Margaret Ferguson Book

Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls (Ivy & Bean)

by: Sophie Blackall
Ivy and Bean Paper Dolls (Ivy & Bean)
Ivy and Bean are always up to something. Whether they re playing tricks on Bean s older sister, doing good deeds that turn bad, or even trying to solve global warming, their adventures are always hilarious and filled with surprises! Now fans can reenact the duo s escapades (or create new ones!) with these Ivy and Bean stand-up paper dolls. Also included are two sturdy play scenes for displaying the dolls or acting out their adventures, plus reusable vinyl stickers of colorful clothes, silly hats, and all kinds of items for getting into mischief like an octopus in a bucket!


WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

The Mighty Lalouche

by: Matthew Olshan, Sophie Blackall
The Mighty Lalouche
   In Paris, France, there lived a humble postman named Lalouche. He was small, but his hands were nimble, his legs were fast, and his arms were strong. When his job was replaced by an electric car, he turned to boxing to support himself and his pet finch, Genevieve. But--"You? A boxer?" the fighters asked. "I could sneeze and knock you down!" Still, Lalouche refused to give up. And perhaps small Lalouche was just nimble . . . just fast . . . and just strong enough to beat his fierce competitors. This is a marvelous story, full of humor and heart, and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Award.

Ruby's Wish

by: Shirin Yim, Sophie Blackall
Ruby's Wish
Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations, Ruby's Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl who strives for more and a family who rewards her hard work and courage.

Ivy and Bean Take the Case (Book 10)

by: Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall
Ivy and Bean Take the Case (Book 10)
Watch out, you diabolical masterminds! There's a new detective on Pancake Court: Bean! She laughs at danger! She solves even the most mysterious mysteries! What? There aren't any mysteries? Then Bean and her assistant, Ivy, will make some!

Break the Fossil Record (Ivy + Bean, Book 3)

by: Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall
Break the Fossil Record (Ivy + Bean, Book 3)
Everyone in second grade seems set on breaking a world record and friends Ivy and Bean are no exception, deciding to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton

Finding Winnie

by: Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall
Finding Winnie
Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl! In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey--from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England... And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin. Here is the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.

Take Care of the Babysitter (Ivy & Bean, Book 4)

by: Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall
Take Care of the Babysitter (Ivy & Bean, Book 4)
When Bean's parents leave her in the care of her older sister Nancy for the afternoon, she enlists her neighbor and best friend Ivy to come over and teach Nancy how to be a really good babysitter.
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