Jake's Balloon Blast

Jake's Series

by Ken Spillman, Chris Nixon (Illustrations)

Jake has always wanted to fly; it's just a matter of how. Planes and rockets are too expensive, and he can't seem to construct a pair of wings that support him. Inspired by his favorite toy, Jake and his friend Jonah finally come up with a plan to get Jake off the ground--with some very surprising results!

48 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Ken Spillman grew up in Perth and has been a full-time professional writer for most of his adult life. He is the author of 20 books including Blue and Love is a UFO, both acclaimed novels for teenagers. He co-authored Magpie Mischief and Magwheel Mayhem, and is also the author of the forthcoming title Jake’s Gigantic List (for early readers). During 2008, Ken was a keynote speaker at the Asian Children’s Writers and Illustrators Conference and a guest of the Tasmanian Writers Centre, the Mussoorie International Writers’ Festival, and the Delhi Children’s Literature Festival. He was a keynote speaker at a conference on multiliteracies in Singapore earlier this year. Ken has compiled five collections of writing, and the major US reference work Contemporary Authors has compiled a detailed entry on his career.

Reviews

[Aashini · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest, Ken Spillman’s works are pretty great. It enhanced my very poor reading speed into something much faster today.

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