Twenty-One Balloons (The) Novel
by William Pene du Bois
Professor Sherman sets out in a hot air balloon in search of peace and quiet. What he finds is high-adventure: erupting volcanoes, amazing inventions, and hair-breadth escapes!
Barbara's Notes: What a fun story! An amusing, refreshingly different fantasy. (Grades 5, 6, 7)
by William Pene du Bois
Professor Sherman sets out in a hot air balloon in search of peace and quiet. What he finds is high-adventure: erupting volcanoes, amazing inventions, and hair-breadth escapes!
Barbara's Notes: What a fun story! An amusing, refreshingly different fantasy. (Grades 5, 6, 7)
by William Pene du Bois
Professor Sherman sets out in a hot air balloon in search of peace and quiet. What he finds is high-adventure: erupting volcanoes, amazing inventions, and hair-breadth escapes!
Barbara's Notes: What a fun story! An amusing, refreshingly different fantasy. (Grades 5, 6, 7)
More Information
Book Summary — 180 pages
Book Category — Adventure, Fantasy
Theme — Science and imagination
Setting — USA, Krakatoa
Novel Study Highlights — 5 units
Spelling-Vocabulary — Difficult
Critical Thinking — Medium
Biblical Focus — God’s power; folly of idleness
Related Studies — World geography, governments, natural disasters, inventors, travel
