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Reviewed on December 1, 2001
K-Gr 2 Nico grabs some of the balloons his parents use to keep various objects out of his reach and floats upward. Despite the desperate pursuit of his parents, the police, and the fire department, the child drifts out of reach. He is discovered two weeks later, perched on the tip of the crescent moon-a problem since no astronauts are due to depart for three years. His father, phlegmatic to the core, merely observes that his son will be back in time for kindergarten, while his mother attaches balloons to his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More