Chris Van Allsburg
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of best-selling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
For more than twenty-five years, the illustrations in the extraordinary Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg have intrigued and entertained readers of all ages. Thousands of children have been inspired to weave their own stories to
3) Two bad ants
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety.
10) The sweetest fig
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
After being given two magical figs that make his dreams come true, Monsieur Bibot sees his plans for future wealth upset by his long-suffering dog.
12) The stranger
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
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 weather.
15) Probuditi!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
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.
17) Just a dream
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
18) Jumanji
Author
Language
English
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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.
Author
Series
Piryongsoŭi kŭrimdonghwa volume 186
Publisher
Piryongso
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Korean
Description
At the edge of a cliff lies the wreck of a small sailboat. How did it get there?
20) Zathura
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Danny twists the key of an old science fiction game. The game unleashes a localized meteor shower and wrenches Danny's house into orbit around a distant ringed planet. Besides Danny, his brother Walter and sister Lisa have to go along. Soon a defective robot, a rangy astronaut, and an alien spaceship enter the picture. The only way the kids can return their house to its proper space-time coordinates is to finish the game, but before they can finish,...