Chris Van Allsburg

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Author Study

• Chris Van Allsburg

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What To Expect

• We will share books by Chris Van Allsburg
• We will answer questions about our books
• We will learn about Chris Van Allsburg
• We will make connections

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Books Everyone Knows

• Jumanji
• The Polar Express
• The Widows Broom
• The Stranger
• The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
• The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

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Meet Chris Van Allsburg

• Born June 18, 1949,in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• His love of drawing developed into a love of
  telling stories through pictures
• He always tries to create something strange or
  puzzling in each picture
• Two of his awards are Caldecott Medals for
  Jumanji and The Polar Express

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Making Connections
Readers search for connections between what they
know and the new information they encounter in
the texts they read.

• It reminds me of
• Text-to-Self
• Text-to-Text
• Text-to-World

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Rules to follow

• Respect the learning of others
• Take care of the books
• Pay attention
• Talk one at a time

• Bring the books back to school everyday
• Listen to others as they present there work