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PreS-Gr 1—A budding friendship takes center stage when a boy is intrigued by a girl he sees from across his rooftop. Billy Hightower tries various techniques to communicate with her, but the wind thwarts his efforts at every turn. He attempts to transport himself by blanket, but the wind carries him away. When all efforts fail, the girl's red hat leads him to her apartment complex, where he realizes a formal i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

With a nod to Albert Lamorisse's film The Red Balloon, and with much of its tenderness, this fable-like story tells of Billy Hightower, whose isolated life atop "the world's tallest building" changes when another skyscraper is built alongside it and Billy catches a glimpse of "the girl in the red hat." Billy longs to communicate with the girl, but his various attempts fail, repeatedly foiled by the wind. First the wind snatches awa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this tender, fable-like story, Billy Hightower's isolated life atop "the world's tallest building" changes when he catches a glimpse of "t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More