We have all really enjoyed William Pène du Bois' novel "Twenty-One Balloons." In this story, a retired school teacher decides he will live in a hot air balloon for a year. His balloon drifts to the south pacific and on to the island of Krakatoa. There he discovers a community of very wealthy individuals living a tremendously interesting life. The boys have loved the story and especially du Bois' illustrations.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Read Alouds--Twenty-One Balloons
We have all really enjoyed William Pène du Bois' novel "Twenty-One Balloons." In this story, a retired school teacher decides he will live in a hot air balloon for a year. His balloon drifts to the south pacific and on to the island of Krakatoa. There he discovers a community of very wealthy individuals living a tremendously interesting life. The boys have loved the story and especially du Bois' illustrations.
Our read aloud with Jacob tonight was Richard Scary's Biggest Book Ever. A little different phase of parenting.
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This is one that's unfamiliar to me but it sounds great! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteWow - I remember loving this book as a kid.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you and the boys could build a large helium balloon in the back yard...er, wait...maybe not such a good idea.
will have to check this one out.
ReplyDeletei know justin-time is addicted to diary of a wimpy kid and captain underpants right now but i think we're overdue for some more challenging books. we like the read-aloud posts.
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