Hot-Air Henry by Mary Calhoun Illustrated by Erick Ingraham Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc. ISBN 0-394-88765-4
Summary: A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot-air balloon and ends up taking a fur-raising flight across the mountains.
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