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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Contributor(s): Van Allsburg, Chris (Author), Van Allsburg, Chris (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0395827841 ISBN-13: 9780395827840
Publisher: Clarion Books

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Binding Type: Other - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1996
Annotation: Since its publication in 1984, this work has stimulated the minds of readers of all ages and backgrounds. Now the original 14 drawings are available in a large portfolio edition of loose sheets. In addition, there is a newly discovered 15th drawing, the Youngest Magician, which is included with an updated introduction by the author.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 84009006

Age Level: 4-7

Grade Level: PreK-2

Lexile Measure: 540 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 12" W x 16.2" L (0.65 lbs) 16 pages

Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/28/1996

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 53587
Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
From the award-winning author of Jumanji and The PolarExpress, Chris Van Allsburg challenges young readers to use their creativity and imagination in this one-of-a-kind book that asks readers to finish the story.

When author-illustrator extraordinaire Harris Burdick goes missing, all he's left behind are a series of images with accompanying captions, ideas for separate picture books.

But what can a picture of a nun quietly sitting in a chair floating in a cathedral have to do with a caption that says, "THE SEVEN CHAIRS: The fifth one ended up in France?"

Enticed to come up with their own endings, readers will marvel at the mystery behind these lasting drawings and the charm of an everchanging narrative.

Caldecott medal winner Chris Van Allsburg's call for readers to write their own stories will enthrall young minds again and again.

Contributor Bio(s): Van Allsburg, Chris: -

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 1982, Jumanji was nominated for a National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg is a former instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Visit him at chrisvanallsburg.com.

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