That would be 21 Balloons by William Pene DuBois which won the Newbery
award in 1948. It is a great story...and Krakatoa was a real volcano
that erupted in 1883.
Barb Engvall
Teacher-Librarian
John Campbell Elem
Selah, WA
macbarb@charter.net
http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JC/jc.cfm
On Jun 6, 2004, at 2:52 PM, Melanie Zolnier wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am looking for the title of a book I read when I was much younger.
> In the book, a man sets off to go around the world in his hot air
> balloon. He crashes on an unchartered island, I believe called
> Krakotoa. The island is full of diamonds and precious gems that are
> enourmous in size. Their are also natives on the island. The man
> plots to get rich from all of these large jewels, but the island
> disappears after an earthquake and volcanic eruption. Ring any bells?
>
> Thanks,
> Melanie
>
>
> Melanie Zolnier
> Fourth Grade Teacher
> SLM Director Wannabe!
> Ben Franklin Elementary
> Glen Ellyn, Illinois
> zolnier2@yahoo.com
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