Harvey Potter is a very strange fellow indeed--it seems that, instead of growing corn or tomatoes, he grows balloons! No one knows exactly how he does it, but with the help of the light of a full moon, one friendly child catches a peek--and keeps some magic for herself! Full color.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)..
Downright glorious.
School Library Journal.
May Nolen grow a bumper crop of books.
This title should sail onto every library shelf.
And Nolen\'s tale about this man, narrated by the African-American girl who learns balloon-farming magic from him, is equally wondrous....
Government Inspected Balloon farm.
Harvey Potter is a wonder he\'s the owner of a genuine U.
S.
This is the best sort of fantasy imaginative, inventive, and believable.
And keeps some magic for herself.
No one knew exactly how he did it, but with the help of the light of a full moon, one friendly child catches a peek of just how Harvey Potter does it.
Harvey Potter grew balloons.
He didn\'t grow corn, okra, or tomatoes.
He was a farmer but not like any farmer you\'ve ever met.
Harvey Potter was a very strange fellow indeed.
Harvey Potter is a very strange fellow indeed--it seems that, instead of growing corn or tomatoes, he grows balloons! No one knows exactly how he does it, but with the help of the light of a full moon, one friendly child catches a peek--and keeps some magic for herself! Full color
