The stranger
(Child - Picture Book, Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
More Details
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
Format
Child - Picture Book, Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Lexile measure
640
Notes
General 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.
Description
The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the changing season.
Target Audience
640 L,Lexile
Target Audience
640L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 77 (high),Semantic demand: 81 (very high),Syntactic demand: 90 (very high),Structure demand: 86 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.7,0.5,69065.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,3-5,3.5,2.0,Quiz: 15740.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades K-4,3.7,0.5,Quiz 69065,English fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades K-4,3.7,0.5,SD,Quiz 69065,English fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.7,0.5,69065.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,3-5,3.5,2,Quiz: 15740.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades K-4,3.7,0.5,Quiz 69065,English fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades K-4,3.7,0.5,SD,Quiz 69065,English fiction.
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Location | Format | Call Number | Status |
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Abia Judd School - EVERYONE - Everyone Area | Book - Regular Print | VAN | Find It Now |
Abia Judd School - EVERYONE - Everyone Area | Book - Regular Print | VAN | Find It Now |
Camp Verde Unified School District - JFIC - Children's Area - Fiction | Book - Regular Print | VAN | Find It Now |
Cottonwood Public Library - KZFIC - Kids Zone - Fiction | Book - Regular Print | VAN ALLSBURG | Find It Now |
Lincoln Elementary School - EASY - Easy Book Area | Book - Regular Print | VAN | Checked Out |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Van Allsburg, C. (1986). The stranger . Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Van Allsburg, Chris. 1986. The Stranger. Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Van Allsburg, Chris. The Stranger Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Van Allsburg, Chris. The Stranger Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
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