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Bad Day at Riverbend
Contributor(s): Van Allsburg, Chris (Author)

ISBN: 039567347X ISBN-13: 9780395673478
Publisher: Clarion Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 1995
Annotation: Riverbend was a quiet little town, the kind of place where one day was just like another, and nothing ever happened. No one ever came to Riverbend, and no one ever left. So, the day the stagecoach stood motionless in the center of town, Sheriff Ned Hardy knew something was terribly wrong.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Westerns
- Juvenile Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic

Dewey: E

LCCN: 95004154

Age Level: 4-7

Grade Level: PreK-2

Lexile Measure: 750 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.84" W x 11.35" L (0.94 lbs) 32 pages

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/1995 pg. 413
Publishers Weekly 09/25/1995 pg. 55
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/1995 pg. 1359
School Library Journal 10/01/1995 pg. 121
New York Times 03/24/1996 pg. 23
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1995 pg. 47 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1996 pg. 1288

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 13788
Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Riverbend was a quiet little town, the kind of place where one day was just like all the rest and nothing ever happened. Occasionally the stagecoach rolled through, but it never stopped, because no one ever came to Riverbend and no one ever left. The day the stagecoach stood motionless in the center of town, Sheriff Ned Hardy knew something was terribly wrong. What was the mysterious substance on both coach and horses? It would not come off. Soon it was everywhere in the tidy little village. Something had to be done, and Sheriff Hardy aimed to do it.

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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