The Twenty-One Balloons
The Twenty-One Balloons
Pene Du Bois, William
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Annotation: A Newbery Medal Winner Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist o... more
Genre: [Classics]
 
Reviews: 5
Catalog Number: #4312069
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Copyright Date: 1986
Edition Date: 1986 Release Date: 05/06/86
Pages: 179 pages
ISBN: 0-14-032097-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-14-032097-8
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Subject Heading:
Balloons. Fiction.
Voyages and travels. Fiction.
Krakatoa (Indonesia). Eruption, 1883. Fiction.
Language: English
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Library Journal
Newbery Medal
Wilson's Children's Catalog
Word Count: 33,649
Reading Level: 6.8
Interest Level: 4-7
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 6.8 / points: 6.0 / quiz: 91 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:5.7 / points:9.0 / quiz:Q11918
Lexile: 1070L
Guided Reading Level: V
Fountas & Pinnell: V

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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