The twenty-one balloons / written and illustrated by William Pene Du Bois.
Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic.
Record details
- Physical Description: 179 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1986.
- Copyright: ©1947.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1947. |
Target Audience Note: | 5.7 Follett Library Resources. 3-6. |
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Subject: | Balloons > Juvenile fiction. Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction Krakatoa (Indonesia) > Eruption, 1883 > Juvenile fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Harney County Library | FIC DUBOIS (Text) | 37766000161755 | ESD Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic.