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The Twenty-One Balloons

The Twenty-One Balloons. By William Pene du Bois PowerPoint by Amelia, Hadley, and Taylor. Plot Events Chapter 1-3. Professor Sherman is found in the Atlantic ocean, stranded in the debris of 21 hot air balloons.

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The Twenty-One Balloons

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  1. The Twenty-One Balloons By William Pene du Bois PowerPoint by Amelia, Hadley, and Taylor

  2. Plot Events Chapter 1-3 • Professor Sherman is found in the Atlantic ocean, stranded in the debris of 21 hot air balloons. • Professor Sherman is loyal to the Western American’s Explorers Club, so he won’t tell any one about his journey until he tells his club. • The people of San Francisco are getting ready for Sherman to tell of his amazing exploit. • Professor Sherman first tells of his hot air balloon house, called the Globe.

  3. Characters Chapter 1-3 Characters in the beginning of the book, the characters are… • Professor Sherman • Captain Simon • Mayor

  4. Character Traits Chapter 1-3 • Professor Sherman is loyal to his club, and resourceful. • Captain Simon is generous and interrogating because he wants to know about Professor Sherman’s journey after rescuing him. • The Mayor is very nice to give Prof. Sherman the Key to the City, but annoying for asking for prof. Sherman’s story in return.

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  6. Conflict/Resolution Chapter 1-10 Conflict • Prof. Sherman does not want to be a teacher. • He is found stranded in the Atlantic ocean. • The volcano starts to erupt. Prof. Sherman does not have a parachute. Resolution • He tries to go in a hot air balloon for a year. • He is saved by the S.S.Cunningham. • They use the platform to escape. • He lands in the Atlantic ocean after everyone has used their parachute.

  7. Plot events Chapter 4-7 • Professor Sherman’s balloon pops and he lands on Krakatoa • He is found by Mr. F (simply Mr. F,) • Mr. F shows Prof. Sherman the diamond mines. • The citizens of Krakatoa live under a Gourmet Government, In which every person has a day of the month to cook food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. • Prof. Sherman learned about the history of Krakatoa, and the founder, Mr. M. • Prof. Sherman is shown Mr. M’s Moroccan style house.

  8. Characters/Traits Chapter 4-10 Characters • Mr. M and Mr. F • Traits • Mr. F is generous and thoughtful for giving Prof. Sherman a house to stay in. • Mr. M is kindhearted and unselfish because he let Prof. Sherman see his house.

  9. Plot Events Chapter 8-10 • Prof. Sherman goes on the Airy-Go-Round. • They flew over the gases of the volcano. It was smoking badly. • Mr. F and Prof. Sherman went in the water to cool off. The ground was violently waving. • Mr. F shows Prof. Sherman the escape plan in case the volcano erupts. • The volcano erupts and the people take off on the balloon platform. • Prof. Sherman crashes the platform in the Atlantic ocean where he is found.

  10. Main Settings • San Francisco • The Globe • Krakatoa • Platform • Atlantic Ocean • S.S. Cunningham • New York

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