The amazing air balloon
Jean Van Leeuwen
In this story based on true events, a thirteen-year-old apprentice takes the first manned hot air balloon flight in America and gains new insight into life's possibilities.
Read Time: ~0.5 hr
Franklin the Detective
by [story written by Sharon Jennings (2005)
About this book
After recovering his mother's lost purse, Franklin decides to put his newfound detective skills to work for his friends. Can he solve the mysterious case of the missing baseball? This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreFranklin the Detective Lead Character
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