Ariel would love to be in the basket of Lucky Star on the day of the big Balloon Race against Bernard the Brave.
Carolyn Croll\'s pictures capture the pageantry and drama of the race, and will have readers rooting to the end for Ariel and her mother..
The thrills of Ariel\'s first ride in a hydrogen Balloon come to life in this story based on a real ballooning family of the late 1800\'s.
Little do they know she is asleep in the Odds and Ends box when Carlotta the Great orders ``Hands off `` and the Balloon Race begins.
But Ariel\'s parents think she is too young.
Her mother, Carlotta the Great, is the best lady balloonist in America.
Ariel would love to be in the basket of Lucky Star on the day of the big Balloon Race against Bernard the Brave
