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The Twenty-One Balloons

*Have you ever imagined yourself flying high through the
atmosphere in a hot-air balloon?
*Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be stranded on a volcanic island?
*Have you ever dreamt of finding buried treasure?

If so, then you’ll really enjoy reading The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois. This is the fantastic story of Professor William Waterman Sherman’s adventures in a hot-air balloon. Professor Sherman sets out to cross the Pacific Ocean in his balloon, but ends up crash landing on the legendary island of Krakatoa.

 

 

Read this book and you’ll discover how the author uses SCIENCE to make the story more interesting and exciting:

*Learn how a hot air balloon moves through the atmosphere.
*Monitor the eruption of an ancient volcano.
*Find out what makes diamonds so hard and strong.
*Identify population traits that can be inherited.

Read this book and take a science adventure of your very own!

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