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Sophie Takes to the Sky

Sophie Takes to the Sky

by Katherine Woodfine and Briony May Smith
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/10/2019
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Katherine Woodfine reimagines the childhood of Sophie Blanchard, the world’s first female hot-air balloonist, in this inspiring story of courage and self-belief.

Scaredy-Cat Sophie is afraid of everything! So when a balloonist comes to the town fair, Sophie is left behind while everyone else goes to watch him fly in his marvellous balloon. She’s far too frightened of the crowds, the commotion and even riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

But Sophie longs to watch the hot-air balloon sail across the blue sky. If she could just be brave enough to face her fears, who knows where her journey might take her …

ISBN:
9781781128718
9781781128718
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-10-2019
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
104
Dimensions (mm):
168x126x10mm
Weight:
0.14kg
Katherine Woodfine

Katherine Woodfine is the author of The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow and sequels.

She previously worked at Book Trust, ran the YA Literature Convention, and now hosts the children’s book radio show Down the Rabbit Hole.

Briony May Smith

Briony May Smith grew up in Sandhurst in Berkshire, playing in the garden with her younger brother and sister. She studied Illustration at Falmouth University and was Highly Commended for the Macmillan Children's book prize in 2013 and 2014.

She now lives in Devon, where her work day mainly consists of drawing fairies, interrupted only when her dog, Finbar, demands his walk. Briony's work is inspired by fairy tales and folklore and life in the country.

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