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	Chris Van Allsburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an author and illustrator of children's books.
		Van Allsburg breaks out of the comfortable world of children's literature to explore the darker side of human nature.
		Van Allsburg's art has also been featured on one of the many editions of C.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chris_Van_Allsburg (359 words)

	Kidsreads.com - Chris Van Allsburg
		Chris Van Allsburg was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and, to the shock of his millions of fans, almost did not become an illustrator at all.
		The success of Van Allsburg's JUMANJI and THE POLAR EXPRESS is no less than phenomenal: both received Caldecott Awards, JUMANJI was made into a movie in 1996, and THE POLAR EXPRESS has become a classic with millions of copies sold and will be released as a major motion picture in November 2004.
		Chris Van Allsburg lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with his wife, Lisa, and their two daughters, Sophie and Anna.
	www.kidsreads.com /authors/au-van-allsburg-chris.asp (2763 words)

	Box Office Mojo > Features > Close-Up: Question and Answer with Writer Chris Van Allsburg
		Van Allsburg: The Polar Express is more about belief that, as an adult, you can have the same innocence and bliss you had as a child—the fabulous feelings that attend belief that the world could include something like Santa Claus—it's not about belief in Santa Claus, per se.
		Van Allsburg: This one visual moment—a classic cinematic moment—when Danny goes to the door of the house and slowly opens it and says 'Walter, come here,' and they open it and you see the rings of Saturn.
		Van Allsburg: The idea that people shouldn't be tempted to leave the environment that they're suited for because of momentary pleasure.
	www.boxofficemojo.com /features?ref=rss&id=1998 (1685 words)

	Chris Van Allsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Chris Van Allsburg, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan celebrates his birthday on June 18th.
		Van Allsburg received a BFA and went on to get a MFA in sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design.
		Chris Van Allsburg's enthusiasts range from older picturebook readers of seven or eight to adults who are drawn to wonder.
	www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org /brthpage/06jun/618vana.html (211 words)

	Dreaming with Chris Van Allsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Set up the Van Allsburg bookshelf with the library's collection of his work; supplement with work from the public library if necessary and if possible.
		Participants will be eligible for a draw for a copy of one of Chris Van Allsburg's books (one prize for primary, and one for intermediate).
		The circulation figures of Van Allsburg's books and those of other picture book authors (especially with intermediate students) would also be an indication of the promotion's success.
	www.rupert.net /~rtoor/AllsburgOutline.htm (808 words)

	Amazon.com: The Polar Express: Books: Chris Van Allsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Allsburg, a sculptor who entered the genre nonchalantly when he created a children's book as a diversion from his sculpting, won the 1986 Caldecott Medal for this book, one of several award winners he's produced.
		Van Allsburg immediately draws the reader into the story by capturing the young boy leaning outside his window leading the reader to turn the page and see what the boy sees.
		Van Allsburg's award winning illustrations are so realistic and fill the pages to capture the emotions and spirit of the children.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0395389496?v=glance (1964 words)

	Amazon.com: Zathura: Books: Chris Van Allsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg
		Van Allsburg illustrates the surreal events in a grainy charcoal-fl that seems to shimmer on a rough, cream-colored ground.
		Van Allsburg's choice of highly textured paper adds interest and character; the patterned wallpapers are especially effective as homey counterpoints to the surreal story.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0618253963?v=glance (1856 words)

	Reading Rockets : A Video Interview With Chris Van Allsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Chris Van Allsburg is the author and illustrator of many celebrated children's books such as The Polar Express and Jumanji.
		Van Allsburg was as surprised as anyone when his first book received so much attention.
		Chris Van Allsburg discusses the changes that his books undergo when they are made into movies.
	www.readingrockets.org /books/interviews/vanallsburg (424 words)

	The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg
		A Conversation with Chris Van Allsburg by Anita Silvey
		Van Allsburg doesn't write with an eye toward what an eight-year-old child might enjoy, but rather what he himself would like.
		Van Allsburg lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with his wife, Lisa, and their two daughters, Sophie and Anna.
	www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com /features/thepolarexpress/author.shtml (820 words)

	Chris Van Allsburg
		Van Allsburg won Caldecott Medals for his lavishly illustrated books Jumanji (1982) and The Polar Express (1986).
		Van Allsburg's books are known for their mysterious stories and whimsically dreamy images.
		Chris Van Allsburg - Writer/Illustrator, born 18 June 1949, The author of The Polar Express
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/chrisvanallsburg.html (205 words)

	USATODAY.com - Author has a ticket to ride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		PROVIDENCE — Chris Van Allsburg remembers that it was a warm day in summer or spring two decades ago when an image sprang to mind: a forest, a snowy night and a vintage train, "wrapped in an apron of steam," he later wrote.
		Van Allsburg, 55, began his career as a sculptor who taught at the Rhode Island School of Design.
		Chris and Lisa Van Allsburg are using the movie to promote and support the Draw a Breath Asthma Education Program, which they helped start after their older daughter, Sophie, now 13, nearly died after an asthma attack in 1995.
	www.usatoday.com /life/movies/news/2004-11-07-polar-author_x.htm (704 words)

	Chris Van Allsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Chris Van Allsburg once said, "It's not the thing that's important to me so much as the feeling the pictures give after you've drawn it.
		Chris Van Allsburg discovers fourteen "mysterious" drawings in the home of Peter Wenders.
		An outline for Dreaming with Chris Van Allsburg is available - feel free to use and modify it as you wish but I would like to know if you used any of my ideas and how they turned out.
	www.rupert.net /~rtoor/Allsburg.htm (794 words)

	Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		But Van Allsburg's tale is one of belief, of retaining that which is childlike, not childish, and that just doesn't get old.
		Van Allsburg employs somber tones in most of his scenes, speckled with snow and highlighted with starlight and the glowing lights of the train.
		The masterful artwork garnered Van Allsburg the 1987 Caldecott Medal, but I think the book would have earned its place as a holiday classic even without this award.
	www.rambles.net /allsburg_polar.html (394 words)

	Chris Van Allsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Chris Van Allsburg was born on June 18, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
		Chris loved to draw even when he was a young boy and liked to tell stories through his pictures.
		Chris Van Allsburg likes to draw pictures that have a mysterious or puzzling quality.
	members.aol.com /gpitsley/cvan.html (150 words)

	Zathura, Chris Van Allsburg
		The first book in seven years by Chris Van Allsburg, Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience.
		Only the mind and hand of Chris Van Allsburg could create this fantastic world where shifts in time and space and perspective take the reader on such an extraordinary journey.
		What matters is that Chris Van Allsburg is a wizard with whatever pencil he uses and that I often get distracted in reading his stories because what I really want to do is study the details and the shadings in his artwork because there are always wonderful things to find in each and every drawing.
	www.marked4sale.com /product_book/zathura_0618253963 (843 words)

	Kids Page - Chris Van Allsburg
		- Chris receives a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan although he entered college with the intent of studying to be a lawyer.
		Chris doesn't provide the solution to the puzzle but assures us that it can be found in the reader's imagination.
		This timeline of works of Chris Van Allsburg was developed by the Youth Services Librarians of Spokane Public Library.
	www.spokanelibrary.org /kids/recommended/book_lists/Van_Allsburg.asp (503 words)

	We Love Chris Van Allsburg!
		Van Allsburg's books are fun to read because something strange always happens.
		In the portfolio addition of the book, Van Allsburg continued that mystery by announcing that a second picture had been found for one of the titles.
		For us the mystery is whether Chris Van Allsburg made these drawings himself and told that story to get our imaginations moving.
	members.tripod.com /~MsBarnett/author.html (440 words)

	Van Allsburg
		Chris Van Allsburg is up for a National Children's Author Award for 1998.
		Your job is to persuade the panel of judges to pick Chris Van Allsburg for the award.
		To persuade the committee to nominate Chris Van Allsburg for the award you must provide them with a great presentation concerning his works.
	curry.edschool.virginia.edu /go/edis771/98webquests/student/speggycarlson/Van_Allsburg.htm (492 words)

	Chris Van Allsburg author and illustrator of The Polar Express
		Chris Van Allsburg author and illustrator of The Polar Express
		In his second book for children, Chris Van Allsburg again explores the ever-shifting line between fantasy and reality, with a story about a game that comes startlingly to life.
		• The first book in seven years by Chris Van Allsburg, Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience.
	www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com /authors/vanallsburg (143 words)

	CVA Thematic Unit (Portner)
		You have a number of activities that you will be working on during your unit on Chris Van Allsburg, Historical Monuments, and Environmental/Life Science.
		Since you are required to respond to another book by Chris Van Allsburg, you may want to see a brief description of his books.
		It may be published in the Chris Van Allsburg Author Spotlight.
	laika.ed.csuohio.edu /students/portner/CVA.thematic.unit (367 words)

	Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
		Van Allsburg gives several hints at the beginning that they are snobs.
		Van Allsburg credits many artists with providing him with inspiration including Edward Hopper.
		In The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (Houghton, 1979 ISBN 0-395-27804-X) and The Wreck of the Zephyr (Houghton, 1983 ISBN 0-395-33075-0), he uses the same idea of physical evidence left behind when, otherwise, you would be sure it had been a dream: there's the hat in "Garden" and the man's limp in "Wreck".
	www.carolhurst.com /titles/jumanji.html (1343 words)

	Chris Van Allsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Chris Van Allsburg lived in what city and state?
		Van Allsburg writes stories that often have __________ and ____________ in them.
		Chris Van Allsburg won the Caldecott Award for _________________in 1985 and for ______________________in ___________.
	www.joannegoodwin.com /technology/4th/allsburg.html (89 words)

	Chris van Allsburg’s Polar Express, Robert Kapilow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Robert Kapilow : Chris van Allsburg’s Polar Express
		The program will begin with an interaction, where I ask kids, "What has your family added to traditional holiday activities that make them your own." Then we show how John Harbison takes one of the most traditional songs in the world, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," and reinvents it as a virtuoso brass quintet.
		Chris Van Allsburg has likewise taken all the basic elements of Christmas - Santa Claus, presents, etc. - and invented a completely new story, making those elements come alive in a completely, new way.
	www.schirmer.com /composers/kapilow/polar.html (352 words)

	Author Studies
		Allsburg’s ability to keep fantasy and magic alive for children.
		Van Allsburg’s books lend themselves greatly to stopping and predicting.
		A link for all of Chris Van Allsburg books taking you to Amazon.com if you are interested in ordering.
	curry.edschool.virginia.edu /go/tempo/VCCB/Authorsets2/Authorsets1.html (574 words)

	eBay - chris van allsburg, Children's Books, Antiquarian Collectible items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Swan Lake 1st ed Mark Helprin 1989 Chris Van Allsburg
		The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Caldecott Medal
		Chris Van Allsburg SIGNED Mysteries of Harris Burdick
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=chris+van+allsburg&... (421 words)

	Van Allsburg, Chris : Chris's Dog
		Van Allsburg, Chris may have Slip-Ups on our companion site Slipups.com.
		She checked out all the books our local library had by Chris Van Allsburg and had my siblings and I look for his dog.
		I wrote to Van Allsberg and he was the only one to reply out of our entire class.
	www.eeggs.com /items/6937.html (408 words)

	Chris Van Allsburg: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		[Chris Van Allsburg bio and facts from encyclopedia]
		Jumanji is the title of a 1982 childrens book written and illustrated by chris van allsburg....
		The rhode island school of design (commonly abbreviated risd and pronounced riz-dee) is one of the premier fine arts institutions in the united states....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chris_van_allsburg.htm (700 words)

	Scholastic.com \| AuthorsandBooks: Author bookList
		Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle-adventure board game.
		Van Allsburg's illustrations have a beautiful simplicity of de-sign, balance, texture, and a subtle intelligence beyond the call of illustration." —; New York Times Book Review.
		A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin when he misuses his new ability to sail his boat in the air.
	books.scholastic.com /teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jsp?authorID=95&displayName=Booklist (607 words)

	Author Study: Chris Van Allsburg \| eThemes \| eMINTS
		This is the speech Chris Van Allsburg gave when he received the Caldecott Medal for this book.
		The speech Chris Van Allsburg gave when he received the award for this book.
		This site has information on Chris Van Allsburg and some of his books.
	www.emints.org /ethemes/resources/S00000535.shtml (539 words)

	Where does Chris Van Allsburg get his ideas
		Chris Van Allsburg has written many wonderful picture books both children and adults enjoy.
		Your job is to be a reporter and to investigate his life to learn more about Chris and discover where he gets his imaginative ideas for all his stories and illustrations and present the information you find, like a journalist would report on the nightly news.
		Now in your pairs, you will compile the information you have gathered and write an article, or paragraph, which you will present in front of the class.
	www.coe.unt.edu /patterson/webquests/allsburg/allsburg.htm (410 words)

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