false <![CDATA[The Twenty-One Balloons]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178786165m/837501.jpg 837501 21 Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions. Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition. "William Pne du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell a story that has no age limit." -- The Horn Book 174503 1947 The Twenty-One Balloons total:1209|5:462|4:422|3:260|2:53|1:12| 1209 4896 1596 198 3 1 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 17:12:10 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 16:17:37 -0800 2009
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If there was one thing Professor William Waterman Sherman was tired of, it was teaching mathematics to little children. For years and years he'd done it and finally, once retired, h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 14:05:20 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 19:26:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 22:17:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 22:26:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 08:13:59 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 21:26:32 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 19:14:08 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 19:17:39 -0800 2009
I really enjoyed it too! It has a lot of complex topics - the desire to explo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:52:56 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:52:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 11 13:14:52 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 01 11:57:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 20 23:04:11 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 11 11:42:53 -0700 2008 6 This is a children's book, but if you can suspend your need of adulthood for a while it's a quite wonderful tale.

The date I gave is my best guess at my first reading of this book. I was so taken by it that I got it again f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 21 05:58:19 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 05:58:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 14:49:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 15:04:39 -0700 2009
Professor William Waterman Sherman takes flight in a hot air balloon, intending to "float around for a whole year, out of touch with the earth, with nobody to bother him and leaving his destination to the winds."...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 05:57:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 05:59:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 05:42:39 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 16:18:23 -0800 2009 That is pretty much what I said to my neice anytime she would walk by and I was reading the book. Seriously this book was made to be shared, aloud, like in the tradition of reading phantom tollbooth, or peter pan. ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=837501