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In the Shadow of Blackbirds
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
Not just for New Yorkers, but for anyone who has ever marveled at the balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Balloons Over Broadway tells how they came to be. A wonderful American immigrant story, Tong Sarg was the puppeteer who imagined a bigger and better way to have a parade, which has left an indelible mark upon our holiday celebrations.
) - Melissa Sweet)