Du Bois, William Pène,

The twenty-one balloons / written and illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. - New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1986, c1947. - 179 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Puffin Newbery library .

Level V Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking Press, 1947.

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.

ISBN: 0140303588 (pbk.)

LCCN: 86042513

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Guided Reading
Balloons
Voyages and travels

LC Class. No.: PZ7.D8527 / Tw 1986

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]