Children's Literature
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Sweet, M., Newborn, R., & Paquette, C. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. This nonfiction book is about the life of Anthony "Tony" Frederick Sarg and the facts surrounding the birth of the Macy's Parade. It begins with Tony's fascination with how things move and his invention on how to feed the chickens in the morning without having to leave his bed. He then move to London and begin making life-like marionettes. This lead to his move to New York and Broadway performances with his marionettes. Once in New York, R. H. Macy had heard about Tony and asked him to design puppets for the store's windows. It was a success, and Macy's had an even bigger job in store for Tony. Since many of the store's employees were immigrants, Macy's wanted to put on a parade for them bringing in all of their different cultures and Christmas traditions. In 1924 on Thanksgiving Day was the first parade. It was successful so they decided to have a parade every year. With the help of Goodyear, Tony did away with the live animals and replaced them with rubber blimps. Although he encountered some issues along the way, Tony was able to accomplish his magnificent upside-down marionettes for the parade. The illustrations in this book are a mixture of drawings, and collage. They are playful and include some of Tony's illustrations and notes from The Tony Sarg Marionette Book. The author includes a note and there is a bibliography with quote sources. The end papers in the book includes a copy of the original advertisement for the parade from the New York Times in 1933. Other books to read about puppeteers in the United States: Who was Jim Henson? by Joan Holub and Nancy Harrison, and Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets by Kathleen Krull, Steve Johnson, and Lou Fancher.
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Nora RuizI'm a stay-at-home mom who has three daughters ages 7, 4, and 1. I like spending time with family and enjoying a cup of coffee with sweet bread! Assignments:Textbook #2
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