Up and up
by Shirley Hughes
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Digby O'Day and his best friend, Percy, are headed to the air show to see gliders, helicopters, and hot-air balloons. Ariel, the new pet parrot of insufferable neighbor Lou Ella, sneaks out to tag along. But when the friends get to the air show, they notice that Lou Ella has followed them. They hide, but unfortunately, they're crouched in the basket of a hot-air balloon, and one big gust of wind sets the balloon flying. Between Digby's fear of heights and Percy's hungry tummy, they've got show more problems--and then a big storm rumbles in. Can the trio find a way to land the balloon safely? And if they do, will Ariel have to return to his perch at Lou Ella's house, or is there a better option? Daring readers will love soaring into the wild blue yonder with these clever characters, and when they've finished reading, they can engage in the included games and activities featuring Digby and his friends. show lessTags
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Lots of fun detail in the pictures for 'rereads.' What child hasn't dreamed of flying? This child even imagines a clever magical mechanism to make it seem plausible. The reaction of the townspeople brought to my mind the tale of The Gingerbread Man.
This book is a clear representation of any and every child's biggest dream, which is to fly. I think every child at one point, wishes to fly, and even goes to such lengths as to attempt by jumping off of furniture and flapping their arms in the air. I love that this book shows that spirit of children, and their beautiful faith in anything being possible. This is a cute, humorous read for a young audience!
A classic story of a little girls imagination taking flight, quite literally. She wants to fly so bad she trys and trys again until she succeeds and has most of the town chasing after her trying to get her down.
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Author and illustrator Shirley Hughes was born near Liverpool, U. K. on July 16, 1927. She studied drawing and costume design at Liverpool School of Art and the Ruskin School of Drawing in Oxford. At first she was an illustrator of other author's works, but in 1960 she published Lucy and Tom's Day, which was the first book she wrote and show more illustrated. Since then she has written and illustrated over 50 books. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Dogger in 1977, the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished services to children's literature in 1984, and the OBE for services to children's literature in 1998. She currently lives in London with her husband. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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