Synopsis Professor William Waterman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. When he lands on Krakatoa island, he discovers a land of incredible wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and amazing balloon inventions. Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal.
Three weeks after leaving San Francisco in a balloon to fly across the Pacific, Professor Sherman is picked up in the Atlantic clinging to wreckage.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2005-04-21 | | Series: | Puffin Modern Classics | | Edition Description: | Reissue |
| Size | | Length: | 180 pages | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic. Reissue.
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