The Garden Of Abdul Gasazi

This book study is a series of original and unique activities for chris van allsburg s supernatural mystery book garden of abdul gasazi.
The garden of abdul gasazi. An in depth picture book study for grades 3 8 product materials preface. The garden of abdul gasazi is a caldecott honor book from the legendary mind of chris van allsburg and it is about how a young boy named alan tries to rescue miss hester s dog fritz from the great magician abdul gasazi when fritz accidentally runs off into the forbidden garden of abdul gasazi. Chart paper labeled readers don t always agree background knowledge. A caldecott honor winner the garden of abdul gasazi charms readers with its engaging storyline and brilliant pencil drawings.
The adventure begins when alan loses fritz the dog he is sitting for. Chris van allsburg is the winner of two caldecott medals for jumanji and the polar express as well as the recipient of a caldecott honor book for the garden of abdul gasazi the author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children he has also been awarded the regina medal for lifetime achievement in children s literature. A young boy named alan tries to rescue miss hester s dog fritz from the great magician abdul gasazi when fritz accidentally runs off into t. Chris van allsburg is the winner of two caldecott medals for jumanji and the polar express as well as the recipient of a caldecott honor book for the garden of abdul gasazi the author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children he has also been awarded the regina medal for lifetime achievement in children s literature.
Fritz wanders into a garden owned by a former magician. The garden of abdul gasazi by chris van allsburg. The garden of abdul gasazi isbn 0 395 27804 x is a best selling children s picture book written in 1979 by the american author chris van allsburg. A copy of the garden of abdul gasazi.
This lesson is focused around conversation that is developed during a read aloud of the book the garden of abdul gasazi.