The twenty-one balloons / written and illustrated by William Pène 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
- ISBN: 0670734411
- ISBN: 9780670734412
- ISBN: 0140320970
- Physical Description: 179 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking Press, 1975.
- Copyright: ©1947
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published ... April 1947." |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 6 91. |
| Awards Note: | Newbery Medal, 1948. |
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| Subject: | Balloons > Juvenile fiction. Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction. Krakatoa (Indonesia) > Eruption, 1883 > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Fiction. |
Available copies
- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Nantahala Regional Library.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Public Library | J DUB (Text) | 80605000559996 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
