The Twenty-One Balloons relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman, who in 1883 set off in a balloon across the Pacific, survived the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and was picked up in the Atlantic. The Twenty-One Balloons Student Guide trains students to become active readers by providing in-depth word studies that help students build vocabulary as well as comprehension questions to teach students to identify important concepts and compose clear, concise answers to questions.
The Twenty-One Balloons Student Guide consists of lessons for the 10 chapters of The Twenty-One Balloons each containing vocabulary work, comprehension questions, questions for discussion, and enrichment activities. The appendix includes a world map.