William Pène du Bois

Born May 9, 1916, in Nutley, New Jersey. Died February 5, 1993, in Nice, France. In full, William Pène Sherman du Bois, an American author and illustrator of children's books. He's especially known for his comic coterie of peculiar characters.Winner of the Newbery Medal for his best-known book, The Twenty-One Balloons, du Bois aslo illustrated many other works for authors such as Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Roald Dahl. Born into a family of artists, du Bois studied art in France then published books for children from the mid-1930s. He served in World War II as a correspondant for Yank, and other magazines and became the first art director for The Paris Review in 1953.
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The Twenty-One Balloons By William Pène du Bois
Buy This Book At Amazon.com	First printed: 1947 Calculo Review This tale of the adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman is so full of curious escapades, it's a hilarious read. The story begins where we find Professor Sherman adrift in the Atlantic ocean, clinging to the debris of some twenty deflated balloons. He is shortly picked up by  S.S. Cunningham, and the interest of the world is immediately sparked. You see, Professor Sherman started a journey in a hot air balloon... in the Pacific ocean. Could he have completely orbited the earth, to crash on the other side of the United States?
The world clammors for the tale of Sherman's journey, but he refuses to tell! Whenever asked, he simply responds by saying he will tell no one until he can address the Western American Expolorers' Club in San Fransisco, of which he is an honorary member. He is taken to San Fransisco surrounded by pomp and circumstance of every kind. The story that unfolds is nothing short of mesmerizing.  Immediately one of my favorites, this book is so clever and imaginative. I read it and could hardly keep from laughing out loud. I highly recommend it for any reader, regardless of age. It's witty, hilarious, inventive, and spell-binding. It can't get much better than this. -Meg McGonagall, Senior Calculo
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