004 - The Twenty-One Balloons

The Twenty-One Balloons（1948年纽伯瑞金奖）

AR: 6.8 Middle Grades (MG 4-8), Lexile: .

字数:33649, 页数: 192, AR Point: 6.0.

类别: Fiction.

主题: Adventure-Travel; Award Winners-Newbery Medal; Award Winners-ABA Children's Book Council; Award Winners-NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts; Recommended Reading-Wheatley Aligned Supplemental Texts; Transportation/Vehicles-Balloons/Blimps;.

内容概要: A Newbery Medal Winner
Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition.

"William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell astory that has no age limit."—The Horn Book
From the Trade Paperback edition.