"When Prof. William Waterman Sherman was found adrift in the Atlantic clinging to the debris of twenty-one balloons, all America was rocked with curiosity. . . . Dead-pan humor mingles extravaganza with the smallest practicalities."--"The New York Times." Newbery Honor Book.
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ISBN–13: 9780140320978
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication Date: May-1986
Pages: 180
Lexile Level: 1070
Ages: 08 - 12
BISAC Categories: Social Themes General (see also headings under Family) , Humorous Stories