William Pène du Bois' 1948 Newbery Award-winning adventure continues: the story is about a retired schoolteacher whose
ill-fated balloon trip leads him to discover an island full of great
wealth and fantastic inventions. The events and ideas are based both on
scientific fact and imagination.
THIS WEEK: Professor
William Waterman Sherman has landed on a strange volcanic island after the unexpected destruction of his balloon the "Globe." Who does he meet? And what does he see and find?
Caledonia Skytower, live in voice.
Seanchai ("Storyteller" in Irish) Library celebrates the Celtic tradition of stories told around the hearth or in the pub to friends, family, and welcomed strangers. Seanchai Libraries bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life.
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