The Twenty-One Balloons is a 1947 children's novel by American author, William Pene Du Bois.
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947/04/00 | William Pene Du Bois | Author | "The Twenty-One Balloons" is published by Viking Press. | ||||
| 1947/04/00 | Viking Press | Publisher | "The Twenty-One Balloons" is published by Viking Press. | ||||
| 1948/00/00 | William Pene Du Bois | Author | William Pene du Bois is awarded the John Newbery Medal for "The Twenty-One Balloons". |
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| Particulars for The Twenty-One Balloons: | |||
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Children's Book | a book created for an audience of young readers and non-readers | |
| Audience | Childrens | ||
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Activity | Hot Air Ballooning | ||
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |