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  • The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Author
Chris Van Allsburg
Publication Date
October 28, 1996
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Description

Fourteen black-and-white drawings, each accompanied by a title and a caption, entice readers to make up his or her own story.

"Layered in mystery, this extraordinary book will stun imaginative readers of all ages." -- School Library Journal, starred review

Publication date
October 28, 1996
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780395827840
Lexile Measure
540
Publisher
Clarion Books
BISAC categories
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV020000 - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures
Library of Congress categories
Children's stories, American
Literary recreations
Mystery and detective stories
Plot-your-own stories
Oversize books

Publishers Weekly

A new portfolio edition offers the artwork from Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, originally published in 1984, in loose oversized sheets. The enigmatic black-and-white drawings are each accompanied by a title and brief caption: for example, a picture of a nun placidly sitting in a chair floating in a cathedral is labeled "THE SEVEN CHAIRS: The fifth one ended up in France." The portfolio also includes a 15th drawing, discovered under circumstances as mysterious as the original set. A new Internet site, set to launch on October 28, will encourage the use of the pictures to seed creative writing assignments.

School Library Journal

Starred Review
Layered in mystery, this extraordinary book will stun imaginative readers of all ages.
Irma S. & James H. Black Award - Winner
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