Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395533079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.
The Wretched Stone
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395533079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395533079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.
Bad Day at Riverbend
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395673478
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book 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.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395673478
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book 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.
Ben's Dream
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780395874707
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Lulled to sleep by the rhythm of the rain as he studies for his geography test, Ben dreams that his house is set adrift on a 'round-the-world course, carrying him past the incredible structures that are merely pictures on the pages of his book. "The story idea . . . is illustrated in the artist's meticulous drawings, marvels of symbolism, reality, imagination, and perspective".--"Publishers Weekly".
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780395874707
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Lulled to sleep by the rhythm of the rain as he studies for his geography test, Ben dreams that his house is set adrift on a 'round-the-world course, carrying him past the incredible structures that are merely pictures on the pages of his book. "The story idea . . . is illustrated in the artist's meticulous drawings, marvels of symbolism, reality, imagination, and perspective".--"Publishers Weekly".
The Widow's Broom 25th Anniversary Edition
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547528116
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A 25th anniversary edition of the enchanting story of a widow who finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom after a witch falls into her garden. Some of Minna Shaw's neighbors don't trust her clever broom. "It's dangerous," they say. But Minna appreciates the broom's help. She enjoys its quiet company. But one day two children get taught a well-deserved lesson by the broom. For her neighbors, this is proof of the broom's evil spirit. Minna is obligated to give up her dear companion. Chris Van Allsburg, master of the mysterious, brings this tale to life with moody and memorable pictures that will haunt readers long after the book's covers are closed—now in a new edition to celebrate this beloved book's twenty-fifth anniversary.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547528116
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A 25th anniversary edition of the enchanting story of a widow who finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom after a witch falls into her garden. Some of Minna Shaw's neighbors don't trust her clever broom. "It's dangerous," they say. But Minna appreciates the broom's help. She enjoys its quiet company. But one day two children get taught a well-deserved lesson by the broom. For her neighbors, this is proof of the broom's evil spirit. Minna is obligated to give up her dear companion. Chris Van Allsburg, master of the mysterious, brings this tale to life with moody and memorable pictures that will haunt readers long after the book's covers are closed—now in a new edition to celebrate this beloved book's twenty-fifth anniversary.
Probuditi!
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618755028
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
On his birthday, Calvin and his friend Rodney see a magician perform, then copy him by hypnotizing Calvin's little sister, but the joke isn't so funny when they are unable to snap her out of it.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618755028
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
On his birthday, Calvin and his friend Rodney see a magician perform, then copy him by hypnotizing Calvin's little sister, but the joke isn't so funny when they are unable to snap her out of it.
Just a Dream
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054442283X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
In this 25th anniversary edition of Just a Dream, travel with young Walter on a fantastical adventure as he travels--by way of his bed--into a polluted dreamscape world that wakes him up to a more eco-friendly way to live. Chris Van Allsburg's pitch-perfect narrative, paired with his full-color pastel illustrations, renders this picture book a story that has stood the test of time. This anniversary edition includes bonus downloadable audio, read by Chris Van Allsburg and a stunning new jacket
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054442283X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
In this 25th anniversary edition of Just a Dream, travel with young Walter on a fantastical adventure as he travels--by way of his bed--into a polluted dreamscape world that wakes him up to a more eco-friendly way to live. Chris Van Allsburg's pitch-perfect narrative, paired with his full-color pastel illustrations, renders this picture book a story that has stood the test of time. This anniversary edition includes bonus downloadable audio, read by Chris Van Allsburg and a stunning new jacket
Zathura
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618253968
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618253968
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher Description
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547548109
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A collection of stories based on illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547548109
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A collection of stories based on illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395278048
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Children.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395278048
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Children.
Queen of the Falls
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547608403
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
She could remember standing in a park near the falls, hypnotized by the sight and sound, and holding her father’s hand as they took a walk that would lead them closer. That’s what everyone wonders when they see Niagara . . . How close will their courage let them get to it? At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one in the world had ever done before—she would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride!
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547608403
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
She could remember standing in a park near the falls, hypnotized by the sight and sound, and holding her father’s hand as they took a walk that would lead them closer. That’s what everyone wonders when they see Niagara . . . How close will their courage let them get to it? At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one in the world had ever done before—she would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride!