Sometimes you have to be at the right place at the right time.
Balloons
Over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, written and
illustrated by Melissa Sweet, is a picture book biography of Tony Sarg.
What was his big moment?
Sample: “Macy’s had heard about
Tony’s puppets and asked him to design a ‘puppet parade’ for the store’s
holiday window. So Tony made new puppets based on storybook characters, then
attached them to gears and pulleys to make them move.”
Then Macy’s decided to have an annual
parade. At first they had live animals but children were frightened.
So Tony tried puppets. He had huge puppets
made of rubber but many people couldn’t see them.
Next Tony tried balloons. It was a
success!
Teachers grade 3 and up, the author has provided a puppet for your students to make.
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