TITLE: Balloon Farm
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jerdine Nolan/ Mark Buener
PUBLISHER: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
PUBLICATION DATE: 1998
AWARDS: Maryland
Black-Eyed Susan Award; Kentucky Bluegrass Award; Washington Children’s Choice
Picture Book Award; Arizona Young Readers’ Award; Young Hoosier Book Award;
Nevada Young Readers Award
GENRE: Fiction
READING LEVEL: 1st grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Harvey Potter and his magical balloon farm strike the curiosity of a
young girl.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have students draw their own
unique balloon shape.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Megan Bassford,
Valdosta State University ECSE
