As we begin our informational writing unit and in honor of Thanksgiving, this week’s mentor text is Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by the one and only Melissa Sweet!
Today we learned that Tony Sarg was quite a problem solver. Throughout his life, he used creativity, technology, and engineering to design and improve many enchantments for children… including the enormous floating balloon characters we enjoy every November in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!
Here is the page we completed in class as we read the story today!
The Gifts of Tony Sarg | American Experience | PBS
Tony
Sarg delighted children and adults, alike, with wondrous puppets: from the
huge, other-worldly sea serpent that washed up on Nantucket’s shore in 1937 to
the giant balloons bounding along New York’s streets in the Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade. An artist and visionary, Sarg was known as the father of modern
American puppetry.
Let's have a Parade!
Here are a few recent pictures from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year the parade will look a little different, but it will not be cancelled. In fact, The parade has only been cancelled three times in its 96-year history. This was due to helium shortages during World War II in 1942, 1943, and 1944.
According to a press release from Macy's, Macy’s signature giant character balloons will be flown without the traditional 80-100 handlers and instead employ an innovative, specially rigged anchor vehicle framework of five specialty vehicles tested and approved by the NYCDOT and NYPD.
The 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be on TV at 9:00 AM in all time zones
Thursday
, November 25
Happy Thanksgiving Week!
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