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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
Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Classic)
By William Pene du Bois
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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
ISBN
9780142403303
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Pages
192 pages
Publisher
Penguin
Published
Apr 21, 2005
Language
en
Cover type
Paperback
Book details
- Authors
- William Pene du Bois
- ISBN
- 9780142403303
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Binding
- Paperback
- Published
- Apr 21, 2005
- Publication year
- 2005
- Pages
- 192
- Dimensions
- 7.0 in × 0.51 in × 5.0 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile FictionAction & AdventureFantasy & MagicTravel