The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade would not be what it is today if it had not been for it's creators Herbert Straus (Macy's president) and Tony Sarg (float inventor). The parade began in the 1920s to celebrate many of the Macy's employees citizenship to the US. Like many things, it began as a small celebration, but each year it grew to the mammoth it is today. Thanks to both Bamberger and especially Sarg, we now know what it is like to see large replica balloons float in the air.
Evaluative Criteria: Style
Just like we saw with McDonnell's story, Melissa Sweet's Balloons Over Broadway would also help young readers dip their toes into the Nonfiction pool. Through the use of the illustrations as well as some journal pages, the reader can see how the Macy's Day Parade came into fruition. Readers get to see that this is not only a true tale, but they can make connections to the every day objects used and depicted in the process through the live images included (e.g. blocks, needle and thread, etc.). This would teach young readers that anything is possible, and that greatness always has to start somewhere.
Mini-lesson:
This book would be a great inclusion right before Thanksgiving because you can discuss the history involved in it (creation/invention, immigration, integration, tradition.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade History Video
Sweet, M., & Newborn, R. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.
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