A balloon takes Ben on an adventure.

A parade balloon shaped like a sun breaks free of his strings and flies away from the other balloons.

Provides information about the inventors who developed hot air ballooning and skill techniques to make you safe and successful.

"Pip has a big red balloon of his very own. He likes it very much. But then, by mistake, Pip lets the balloon go--and it pops! Oh, dear! Is there anything Posy can do to cheer up her friend?"--Dust jacket.

Fergusson leads a journey via hot-air balloon in order to claim a remote area in Africa for England. Joining him in the trek are a reporter, a goofy professor, and the professor's assistant. Along the way they encounter many obstacles and deadly danger.

Brown Rabbit finds a box of balloons and creates various shapes from them.

A shy bird wants to become friends with a bear, but the bear already has a friend--a big, red balloon.

"With a good friend like Loonie the yellow balloon, anything is possible. From neighborhood walks to reading aloud in bed to dance parties in your room, Loonie makes each activity a little brighter, a little fuller of sunshine. But as one child discovers with sadness, when it's time for Loonie to float away home, the sunshine goes, too. It's not as fun to have a dance party alone. And while tending to the garden helps a little bit, the world outside...

"Owl has a red balloon and Monkey wants it, but Owl does not want to share. So Monkey tries to find something to trade for the balloon"--

James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones.