The brave balloon of Benjamin Buckley : production material.

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The brave balloon of Benjamin Buckley : production material.

Ink illustration for title page, 18 ink illustrations. When a balloon unexpectedly lands in the English town of Peaceful, young Benjamin Buckley's dream of flight is finally realized.

Illustrations: 19 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7812584

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Wersba, Barbara

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Tomes, Margot

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Margot Tomes was born August 10, 1917 in Yonkers, New York. She attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and early in her career worked as a fabric designer. She began illustrating books in the 1950s, mainly works for adults including mysteries and cook books. In 1963 she illustrated her first book for children, The Brave Balloon of Benjamin Buckley. Throughout her long and prolific career, Margot Tomes illustrated dozens of books for children. She did illustrations for works of fiction and non-...