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The Twenty-One Balloons Book Study

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Recommended for: Intermediate Years (4th-8th)

Create lasting connections through this rich story while you study themes such as science, nature, geography, history, and language arts. This four-week book study is a digital download you can use in your homeschool or as book study with a group. Each download includes:
  • The Twenty-One Balloons Book Study with weekly lesson plans, recipes, and more
  • The Twenty-One Balloons Book Report Template
  • The Twenty-One Balloons Extension Book List
  • Multimedia Reference Materials links
  • Book Club Meet-up Guide

Overview of The Twenty-One Balloons

The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois is a fantasy-adventure novel filled with inventions, travel, and undiscovered civilizations. When Professor William Waterman Sherman is spotted from a ship at sea, clutching a wooden raft floating in the Atlantic Ocean, the reader is thrust into the fantastical tale. The retired professor explains how his journey started with plans to ride a hot air balloon across the Pacific Ocean, but when his balloon crashes on an undiscovered volcanic island, he encounters a civilization with new government, cultures, styles, and more. The Twenty-One Balloons is the winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal and is beloved for Pène du Bois’ rich imagination, creativity, and more.

Themes covered in this study

  • World and US Geography
  • Longitude and latitude
  • Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States
  • History of hot air balloons
  • How balloons are made
  • Landforms
  • Anatomy of a volcano
  • 1883 Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa
  • Minerals and diamonds
  • Famous architecture
  • Hurricanes
  • Inventions
  • Cultures and cuisines from around the world

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See a Sample Lesson Plan

Each book contains four weekly lesson plans to be used as a menu so parents can choose which activities to do each day.

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