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Chronicles Of Harris Burdick Paperback

by Chris Van Allsburg (Author)

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6.1 x 0.87 x 7.8 inches
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RHUK
ISBN-10

1783446285
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978-1783446285
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Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1783446285
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1783446285
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.87 x 7.8 inches

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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 won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.

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Bibliophage

Ahhh ... should have left it to my own imagination!

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2012

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Some good, some ordinary, few as good as the illustrations!

Ok ... there were good ones ... ok, there were even lots of good ones ... They ranged from readable to enjoyable. There were creepy ones, sci-fi ones, sweet ones.

But ultimately for me it was like putting a bird in a cage. Like putting a limit on your dreams. Like watching TV rather than read a book.

I find the intro and pictures in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick so vivid that they enthral your imagination. I have used it often in the classroom and each time I would take it out something new, different, wild or whimsical would come to mind. The "Mysteries" tantalises where the "Chronicles" serves it on a plate.

Is there a place for it? Yes ... i can see that it is a good way to introduce children to a range of genre. Give them an idea and let them better it.

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Cristal S.

Great companion read

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019

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Harris Burdick has always been an enigma alowing your imagination to discover and re discover what the mysteries truly were. This companion book should be read with caution for once you've read the stories Your view may be permanently changed in how you view the pictures. Please do not be mistaken the stories themselves are craft fully created by so many wonderful authors if you are a fan of Harris Burdick this book is a perfect fit.

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Grumblebees

Well that didn't turn out as expected

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2013

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The fascination of the original book was filling your imagination with the possibilities as to the tales that would unfold with each illustration. A bunch of people who wrote stuff got together and wrote their interpretations of each story, and man...let me tell you, they're WAYYYYY off from my interpretations and visions as a child. There aren't enough decapitations, exploding nuns, face-eating jack-o lanterns, and Hitler impersonators to fancy my tickle. So if you're my age (79) and grew up with these illustrations, you'll be gravely disappointed that these stories lack these things.

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David J. Ollis

Disappointed...didn't live up to expectations

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2011

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I have loved the original book for years. I have used it every year to teach upper elementary writing techniques. The students and I have loved the mystery and creativity. I would use this to teach hooks (story openings), as well as story development. It was also great to use as a story starter for the students to supply their own stories to the original pictures.

I was so excited to hear of this new book, and even more excited when I heard the list of accomplished authors who would be contributing. Maybe I was expecting way too much, but overall, I was disappointed in the new stories. Don't get me wrong, the stories are well written, but in my opinion, they were just not that interesting or creative. For most, I just kept waiting on the climax, but ended up feeling disappointed more often than not.

Again, good writing, but not great! I guess it's good as a companion piece, but I would suggest that people just stick with the original book and the fascinating world this book allows for the readers imagination. I guess this imagined world is much better than the reality provided by this book.

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RKD

Fantastic!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2020

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My students love hearing alternate stories (they write their own based on the original pictures) written by many of their favorite authors. Great, short read alouds.

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Chelsea Gamboa

Not as good as I was hoping.

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2015

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While Chris Van Allsburg's illustrations were beautiful and mysterious, the stories written by famous authors to go along with them were not able to live up to my own personal hype. They aren't bad, but they aren't amazing either. I kind of feel like Chris Van Allsburg's single mysterious lines to describe each picture were better than the stories themselves because they left more to our imagination.

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2020

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It’s a childhood favorite. I’m disappointed that the cover of the book is warped so it doesn’t lie flat against the pages.

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2015

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I really enjoy "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" but am torn as to whether the Chronicles is for children. Some of the stories are rather frightening for the younger set! I wanted to use them in 6th grade but am rethinking. The idea was good- authors imagining stories from the pictures- but the content may be too far out.

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I love the idea of a missing author in The Mysteries ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2016

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I love the idea of a missing author in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick and I have used it as a teaching resource quite a few times. I was keen to buy this to see what the more established authors would do with it. I was a bit disappointed. This book is ok but not great. Some stories are better than others but none of them really stand out. When I use this as a resource, I will be picking carefully which ones I read to my class. There are some that I know they will just not enjoy which detracts from the excitement and mystery about where Harris Burdick could have gone.

Mumsie

Fabulous illustrations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 30, 2012

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Dead spooky really - I was completely fooled by the story of the publisher and the mysterious writer and thought it was a real story ! The illustrations are so quirky and detailed that the adults and children I shown were hooked and began imagining what the story was behind each one. This is such a valuable tool for encouraging children to think of the story behind the picture that , after explaining this to school, it was adopted to be the catalyst for our creative writing sessions.Imaginations went wild ............

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E.V.T

Great purchase!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2017

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Fantastic book. The images are amazing and the 'guest' writers have done a fine job. I took it to class and my pupils loved it!

Tambo48

I will use with Y6

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2015

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This book takes the original Harris Burdick drawings and then adds stories written by modern authors. I will be using it with my Y6 class. I think they will love making up their own stories, using the images as a stimulus, and then hearing the stories by the authors.

Hayley

Fascinating

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2019

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Great

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