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Miranda wins a balloon ride - but the rope snaps and away she goes, over seas, mountains and deserts. She touches down at the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids, flies over the Great Wall of China, visits Japan, almost falls into a river full of crocodiles in Australia, makes some new friends at the Leaning Tower of Pisa - and much more.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

James Mayhew is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books.