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The Twenty-One Balloons Book Study

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Recommended for: Primary Years (K-3rd), Intermediate Years (4th-8th)

This book study was originally designed for our September 2024 Book Club Pick The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois. Now available as a standalone study, you can download and use in your homeschool or as book study with a group. Create lasting connections through this rich story while you study themes such as science, nature, geography, history, and language arts. 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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Jessica Anest
Fantastic!

This is so thoughtfully written to engage our kiddos with the book in creative and fun ways. Thank you!

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Tawny Logan
Love!

My kids and I are almost through this book/study and we have loved them SO much. The book is so rich and hilarious and provides so many opportunities for deep dives, and the book study was so thoughtfully created and truly brings the book to life. I’ve already bought two more studies since and I hope they keep coming!

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Ruth Reinhardt
A positive first book club experience!

We have enjoyed our first book club purchase! We are reading independently and completing the activities then will be joining cousins at the end for a "book club" party! We really like the supplemental videos and activities provided to enhance the read aloud experience.

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Kimberly Johnson
Love this !

I was so excited to purchase this book club curriculum!, it’s exactly what we have been looking for!