The Twenty-One Balloons
by du Bois, William Péne
TravelNewbery MedalNCTE Notable Children's Books in the LanABA Children's Book CouncilWheatley Aligned Supplemental TextsBalloons/Blimps
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AR Book Level
6.8
AR Points
6
Word Count
33,649
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
91 EN
About this book
This tale relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman, who in 1883 journeys in a balloon across the Pacific Ocean, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually rescued in the Atlantic Ocean.