Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Puffin Books (1986), Edition: Illustrated, 192 pages
Description
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.
Subjects
Awards
Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 1948)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1947-09-14
Physical description
192 p.; 7.75 inches
ISBN
0140320970 / 9780140320978