New Releases by William Pene Du Bois

A Newbery Medal Winner Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition. "William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific tastes, and brilliant artistry to tell astory that has no age limit."—The Horn Book

It takes the koala bears seven years to learn to use the circus equipment they find and to put together an act.

On the Staten Island ferry, a fast talking young man gets two passengers to feed him and give him money while he entertains them with fantastic stories.

A 274 pound thirteen-year-old boy whose sole passion is food is miserable when sent to boarding school until he accidentally gets on the hockey team.

The giant dog and his master match slyness with three of the foxiest rustlers ever to roam the Far West. Grades 1-4.

During a rather hazardous game of follow-the-leader, Peter Graves accidentally destroys the home of the mysterious inventor Houghton Furlong. Determined to earn the money necessary to rebuild the house, Peter decides to marketHought on''s inventions. "Superlative nonsense in the tradition of The Twenty-One Balloons".--Chicago Tribune. Black-and-white illustrations.