Chris Van Allsburg

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Biography

• He was born in Grand Rapids ,Michigan on June 18 1949

• He lives in New York City

• His inspirations were his professors and his wife Lisa

• His others jobs were sculpting drawing and he even opened an ice cream shop!

Interesting Facts

• People thought he was a nerd because of his art.

• He didn't take art class in high school.

• In third grade he liked to come up with new names for books.

• He built model airplanes, boats, and cars.

Books

• The Polar Express

• Jumanji

• The Garden of Abdul Gadasazi

• Two Bad Ants

JumanjiReview by Jovan

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• Van Allsburg, Chris. The Sweetest Fig. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print.

• Van Allsburg, Chris. The stranger. Boston. Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Print.

• Van Allsburg, Chris. Just A Dream. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Print.

• Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Boston:1998. Houghton Mifflin, Print.

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