—David Sider

glittering aluminum flakes

as well as a great Franco-American collaborative achievement

whether or not they are located in areas where earthquakes are a daily concern

made between 1868 and 1871 and regarded as precursors of the documentary tradition in photography

A King Seen from the Sky for the cook —David SiderBruno Gibert This delightful book by award winning childrens book author and illustrator Bruno Gibert is inspired by the true story of the first flight of living creatures in a handmade aircraft. On September 19, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers demonstrated their new invention, the hot air balloon or montgolfire, at the Palace of Versailles before a large crowd, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Considered too dangerous for human passengers,