Links

If you want to explore about the life and work of Melissa Sweet, Tony Sarg, or learn more about marionettes or the Macy's Day Parade, the links below will send you in the right direction.

For Children's Literature Research:

• Children's Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota
• Join the Kerlan Friends

About the Author and Illustrator of Balloons Over Broadway:

• Melissa Sweet's Web Page
• Texas Bluebonnet Q&A
• Texas Bluebonnet Award Interview

About American Puppets and Puppetry:

• Puppeteers of America
• The Puppeteers Cooperative
• Twin Cities Puppeteers
• Documentary DVD (Used by Melissa Sweet for Research!)

About The Macy's Day Parade: 

• How Stuff Works – Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
• History Channel's DVD (Used by Melissa Sweet for Research!)

About Tony Sarg:

• "The Zooming Twenties" – article in New York Magazine on Tony Sarg’s illustrations
• Biography of Tony Sarg by Tamara Hunt (Used by Melissa Sweet for Research!)

Videos of Tony Sarg’s Marionettes:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nXGNaCknAA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCDUUvlss2s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfKiCL1dYck
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ieDZOkVZkU

Other Resources for Educators:

• Melissa Sweet's Webpage: The official Activity Kit and Educators guide by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
• Reading is Fundamental: Vocabulary Activities and Educators Guide