San Antonio College Library

"We all know that stability balls have long been used in adult fitness. But did you know that stability balls can be a great resource for those who work with children as well? It makes sense: Kids, balls, bouncing, laughter, and fun all go together. And in Having a Ball: Stability Ball Games, author John Byl shows you how to get kids bouncing, laughing, moving, and having great fun - all as they improve their fitness skills."--Jacket.

Surveys the history of hot air ballooning, and provides practical information on how balloons are built and flown, how to race, and how to obtain a pilot's licence. Includes a list of record holders.

How hot air balloons were used in the Civil War for both surveillance and reconnaissance.

Abandoned after a birthday party, Balloon is beginning to droop when Kite comes by and invites him to join her for an adventure, spinning and playing among the clouds.

"What really did happen at Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947? Did a UFO crash there? Were alien bodies recovered and autopsied? ... Colonel Philip Corso, who worked at the Pentagon in military intelligence for 30 years, provides explicit information about how every eyewitness was intimidated into denying it ever happened ..."--Container.

A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost. This story is about what it is like to lose something special, and find a friend.

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African-American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France. Their orders were to man a curtain of armed balloons meant to deter enemy aircraft. One member of the 320th would be nominated for the Medal of Honor, an award he would never receive. Drawing on newly uncovered military records and dozens of original interviews with surviving members of the 320th and their...