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The Twenty-One Balloons is a novel by William Pène du Bois, published in 1947 by the Viking Press and awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1948. The story is about a retired schoolteacher whose ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover Krakatoa , an island full of great wealth and fantastic inventions.
A Tale of Five Balloons (Hebrew: מעשה בחמישה בלונים, Ma'ase b'Khamisha Balonim) is an Israeli children's book by Miriam Roth published in 1974 and illustrated by Ora Ayal. The book has become a classic of Israeli children's literature.
The Moon's a Balloon is a best-selling memoir by British actor David Niven (1910–1983), published in 1971. [1] It details his early life. There have been several editions and many translations of the book over the years. Niven followed it with a sequel, Bring on the Empty Horses, in 1975.
Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa (French: Cinq semaines en ballon) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863. It is the first novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a story line full of adventure and plot twists that keep the reader's ...
William Sherman Pène du Bois [a] (May 9, 1916 – February 5, 1993) was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the 1948 Newbery Medal.
According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on eight critic reviews with five being "rave" and one being "positive" and two being "mixed". [ 5 ] Leyla Sanai in The Independent 's writes " Levels of Life uses the pioneering of balloon flight and the development of aerial photography as metaphors for the soaring heights ...
In 2001, a 2D-animated children's television show was produced by Two Sides TV and TV-Loonland AG based on the book. In addition to the original plot, a villain called Lucretia Moore follows Lancelot and the children in their air balloon, and tries to sabotage their attempts to find Perceval, so she can steal the magic dust.
These books were published between 1984 and 1987 and were aimed at very young readers. Each book contains one central choice for the reader to make. Little Owl Leaves the Nest by Marcia Leonard; Little Pig’s Birthday by Marcia Leonard; Little Rabbit’s Baby Sister by Marcia Leonard; Little Duck Finds a Friend by Marcia Leonard