| Professor William Waterman Sherman, decides to get away from the bothersom children he teaches. So he joins the San Francisco explorers club and plans to take a year long journey in a huge air balloon living in a light weight house attached to the balloon.
However, soon after he had left he crashes onto a Pacific Volcanic Island called Krakatoa. He is astonished to find people, government, and beutiful houses. For the next few days Professor Sherman is wonderfuly confortable in his new home. But the Mountian rumbles and on Augest 26, a volcanic eruption will change things. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat Time/era of story: Exploring into the wild Yes Plotlets: - planewreck Disaster, natural or nuclear Yes Kind of disaster: - volcano Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40 % Terrain - Jungle Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 60's-90's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes Asia/Pacific Yes Air? Yes Air: - ballooning Island? Yes Island: - Pacific Island Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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