{"product_id":"lighter-than-air-isbn-9781536205558","title":"Lighter than Air","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Smith tells Sophie’s inspiring story with a buoyant sense of wonder, fitting for a woman who was happiest in the air. Her accomplishments and passion for flight are brought beautifully to life by Tavares.” — \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake to the skies with the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite her claim to being the very first female pilot in history. In eighteenth-century France, “balloonomania” has fiercely gripped the nation . . . but all of the pioneering aeronauts are men until a shy girl comes along, devoted to her dream of flight. Sophie is not the first woman to ascend in a balloon, nor the first woman to accompany an aeronaut on a trip, but she will become the first woman to climb to the clouds and steer her own course.\u003cb\u003eMatthew Clark Smith \u003c\/b\u003ehas a master’s degree in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He lives in Jackson, Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Tavares \u003c\/b\u003ehas written and illustrated many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eCrossing Niagara, Zachary's Ball, Oliver's Game, Mudball, Henry Aaron's Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth, Growing Up Pedro, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRed . \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the illustrator of Alicia Potter’s \u003ci\u003eJubilee!, \u003c\/i\u003eDoreen Rappaport’s \u003ci\u003eLady Liberty, \u003c\/i\u003eand Kristin Kladstrup’s \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Pirates. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Ogunquit, Maine.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302679040229,"sku":"NP9781536205558","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536205558.jpg?v=1767731466","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/lighter-than-air-isbn-9781536205558","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}