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Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics)

Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics)

Puffin Modern Classics

William Pene Du Bois, Author

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9780142403303

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This classic by the Newbery Medal-winning author relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman, who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific. Illustrations.
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An imaginative marvel that celebrates invention, adventure, and eccentricity. With rich vocabulary and inventive structure, it delights the reader while provoking thought about civilization, wealth, and cooperation.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Adventure • Classics • Community • Creativity • Curiosity • Fantasy • General • Humor • Imagination • Invention • Juvenile Fiction • Travel • Vocabulary • Wealth • Wonder

Readability • 7.0

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 192

Subjects • Balloons • Hot air balloons • Voyages and travels • Krakatoa (Indonesia) • Adventure stories • Adventure and adventurers • Eruption • 1883

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Classics • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General • Juvenile Fiction | Travel

A Newbery Medal Winner

Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition.

"William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell astory that has no age limit."--The Horn Book

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