A King Seen from the Sky

by Bruno Gibert

This delightful book by award-winning children's book author and illustrator Bruno Gibert is inspired by the true story of the first flight of living creatures in a handmade aircraft. On September 19, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers demonstrated their new invention, the hot-air balloon or montgolfi re, at the Palace of Versailles before a large crowd, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Considered too dangerous for human passengers, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606064606
• ISBN13: 9781606064603
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.9" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3