Classics/Modern classics
The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics)
by William Pene du Bois
A retired schoolteacher sets off in a hot air balloon, planning to float away from the world for a year. He ends up on the volcanic island of Krakatoa instead, where he finds a hidden community full of clever inventions. It is a gentle, funny adventure with lovely illustrations by the author, and it won the 1948 Newbery Medal. It makes a great read-aloud too.
- Age
- 13–17
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Reading level
- Easy
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