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Chris Van Allsburg Fan Quest



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Role1
Role2
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Role2

Book Blurbs

You will be in charge of writing a book blurb for the four Chris Van 
Allsburg books read by your group.  Think of your work as advertising the 
books.  You want to get people interested in reading the work of Chris Van 
Allsburg.  Make your blurbs exciting and make people curious.  You want to 
briefly discuss the plot but not give too much away.  You will also compare 
the book and movie versions of Jumanji and Zathura.  Use the links below for 
ideas about how to write blurbs and reviews, and for more information on 
Chris Van Allsburgs books.

Book and Movie Links

Reading Rainbow Jumanji Review
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/episode49.html

Reading Rainbow The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Review
http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/books/episode69.html

The Polar Express Offical Movie Website
The Polar Express Official Movie Website

Zathura Official Movie Website
Zathura Official Movie Website

Interview with Chris Van Allsburg about Zathura
http://www.eyeonbooks.com/ibp.php?ISBN=0618253963

Yohooligans Polar Express Movie Review
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/movies/movie.html?&template=main&id=1808410706

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