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Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pene Dubois
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Professor William Waterman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. When he lands on Krakatoa island, he discovers a land of incredible wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and amazing balloon inventions. Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal.
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9781424222704,
Reinforced Hardcover,
Fitzgerald Books,
2007
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9781415583302,
Book,
Puffin Books,
2005
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9780440491835,
Paperback,
Bantam Books,
1985
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9780670734412,
Hardcover,
Viking Pr,
1983
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9781417746965,
Prebinding,
Bt Bound,
2005
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9780142403303,
Paperback,
Puffin,
2005
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9780140320978,
Paperback,
Puffin,
1986
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9780394768274,
Audio Cassette,
Sra,
1988
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9780874063165,
Paperback,
Lerner Pub Group,
1988
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9780833509154,
Prebinding,
Bt Bound,
1999
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Publisher Notes
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.
First Line
There are two kinds of travel. The usual way is to take the fastest imaginable conveyance along the shortest road. The other way is not to care particularly where you are going or how long it will take you, or whether you will get there or not.
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