The Twenty-One Balloons

The Twenty-One Balloons
Author: William Pene du Bois
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1986-05-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0140320970


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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

The Twenty-One Balloons
Language: en
Pages: 193
Authors: William Pene du Bois
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986-05-06 - Publisher: Penguin

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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 discov
Stratospheric Balloons
Language: en
Pages: 378
Authors: Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-04 - Publisher: Springer Nature

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Stratospheric balloons are powerful tools used to study the Earth and its atmosphere, as well as the greater cosmos beyond. This book describes the science and
Bear Party
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: William Pène du Bois
Categories: Bears
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher:

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All of the bears at Koala Park are not speaking to each other. Wise old Bear finds a way to stop the quarreling among the koalas by having a masquerade party wh
The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics)
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: William Pene du Bois
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-04-21 - Publisher: Penguin

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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 discov
The Amazing Air Balloon
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jean Van Leeuwen
Categories: Balloon ascensions
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Dial

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In this story based on true events, a thirteen-year-old apprentice takes the first manned hot air balloon flight in America and gains new insight into life's po