Image
16483
Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
Page Count
192
Publisher
Viking
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780142403303
Lexile
1070
Themes

The Twenty-One Balloons

Written and Illustrated by William Pène du Bois

Professor William Waterman Sherman, a retired schoolteacher, sets out to fly across the Pacific Ocean aloft 21 balloons. But when one of his balloons is punctured by a seagull, he goes off course and lands on the volcanic island of Krakatoa. The island is inhabited by 20 families sharing the wealth of a diamond mine. When the volcano erupts, the families scatter, and Professor Sherman is rescued by steamship who sees him floating in the ocean.

Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
Page Count
192
Publisher
Viking
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780142403303
Lexile
1070
Themes