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    The Great Balloon Hullaballoo
    The Great Balloon Hullaballoo
    The Great Balloon Hullaballoo
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    The Great Balloon Hullaballoo

    By Peter Bently and Mei Matsuoka

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    When Simon the squirrel's mum sends him off to the shop, Simon decides to fly to the moon in Old Uncle Somerset's hot air balloon in search of cheese. Shopping in outer space is very exciting, but proves to be a bit of a distraction...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2014
    ISBN9781467764780
    The Great Balloon Hullaballoo
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    Peter Bently

    Peter studied languages at Oxford University, England, and lives in Devon with his wife Lucy and their two children. After a career as a non-fiction editor, he turned to writing for children soon after the birth of his son Theo. Egmont published his very first children's book, the bestselling A Lark in the Ark, which was shortlisted for the Red House award and the inaugural BookTrust Book of the Year awards.

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      An errand to buy cheese turns into quite a wild adventure.

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