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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1990
Page
3
Alfie Alligator longs to return home after roaming the skies. The tale follows his careful plan to navigate clouds, avoid pitfalls, and reach a safe, welcoming place where family awaits.
A catalog style note lists Ballooning by Carole S Briggs for ages 6 12 an intro to ballooning race history and how balloons work Riders on the Wind by Laurence Swinburne ages 7 12 tells of three men crossing the Atlantic in the Double Eagle II The Great Valentine s Day Balloon Race by Adrienne Adams ages 3 7 features Bonnie and Orson rabbits building and racing in a balloon contest
The Montgolfiere brothers Joseph and Etienne led early ballooning in France in the 1780s by creating the first hot air balloon and carrying live passengers. Hot air balloons use heated air for lift while gas balloons employ helium or hydrogen to rise. The National Hot Air Balloon Championship moved from Indianola to Baton Rouge in 1989 and 1990.
Alfie Alligator prepares for a hot air balloon rally with a colorless balloon awaiting the color code. The scene centers on the sport ballooning event and the need to apply a color to the craft before competitive display.
Betty asks why Ben ate a dollar bill and Bob jokes it was his lunch money. Greg teases with a riddle about leaves and no stem ending in a book. Lisa corrects with a pun about fourteen carrots or carats.
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