Hot-air Ballooning - Livewire Investigates Author:Keith West Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the "Livewire" series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students lea... more »rning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6-7, 7-8, 8-9 or 9-10. All "Livewire" books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. "Livewire Investigates" is a series of thrilling accounts of dream careers, sports and extreme sports, disasters and catastrophes, strange mysteries, and the natural world. "Hot Air Ballooning" provides an account of the history of this activity and the amazing achievements of people who have taken to the skies in a balloon.« less