The Twenty-One Balloons Book Study
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Recommended for: Intermediate Years (4th-8th)
- The Twenty-One Balloons Book Study with weekly lesson plans, recipes, and more
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- 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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The Twenty-One Balloons Book Study
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