The Twenty-One Balloons

Name: The Twenty-One Balloons
Brand: Viking Books for Young Readers
Price: 20.35 USD
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Author: William Pène Du Bois
ISBN: 9780670734412

by William Pène Du Bois · Viking Books for Young Readers · tapa dura · ISBN 9780670734412

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William Pène Du Bois

9780670734412

Viking Books for Young Readers

English

tapa dura

9/14/1947

192 pages

24.2 x 15.9 x 1.8 cm

371 g

Synopsis of The Twenty-One Balloons

«The Twenty-One Balloons» is the adventure and fantasy novel by William Pène du Bois, published by Viking Books for Young Readers in hardcover (192 pages).

Professor William Waterman Sherman sets out on a Pacific crossing in a hot-air balloon, but chance carries him to the island of Krakatoa. There he discovers a place of fabulous wealth, astonishing inventions, and eccentric neighbors, until the volcano erupts and his adventure becomes a prodigious escape.

Winner of the Newbery Medal in 1948. The novel is set in 1883, the year of the Krakatoa eruption.

Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12 who enjoy classic adventures and fantasy.