| Description |
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
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age Children |
| Note |
Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012. |
| Audience |
710 Lexile. |
| Summary |
On his birthday, Calvin and his friend Rodney see a magician perform, then copy him by hypnotizing Calvin's little sister, but the joke is on them when they are unable to snap her out of it. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer. |
| Subject |
Hypnotism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Hypnotism. |
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Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
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Siblings. |
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Tricks -- Juvenile fiction.
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Tricks. |
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Birthdays -- Juvenile fiction.
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Birthdays. |
| Genre/Form |
Picture books.
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher.
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| ISBN |
9780618755028 (hardback) |
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0618755020 (hardback) |
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1415697329 |
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9781415697320 |
| Standard No. |
9780618755028 |
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