Chris

 Van Allsburg
   
 

Created by Grace Frederes

  Click on Fritz to print worksheet  

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Print out your worksheet and then answer the following questions.  To find the answers click on Fritz.
1.  When was Chris Van Allsburg born and where did he grow up?
           
 
2.  Does Chris Van Allsburg own a dog?   
 
3.  What kind of a dog is Fritz?     
 
4.  What is special about Monsieur's figs in The Sweetest Fig?         

5.  Why do the ants carry the crystals back to the ant world in Two Bad Ants?     


6.  What was the desire of the boy in Wreck of the Zephyt?     


7.  At the beginning of Jumanji what were Judy and Peter looking for?      


8.  What does the broom do for Widow Shaw in The Widow's Broom?    


9.  Where does the Z was Zapped take place?         


10. What is wrong with the weather in The Stranger?              
 
 
 
When you finish with your worksheet visit the Media Center and borrow one of Chris Van Allsburg's books.  Read the book and tell about it on the back of your answer sheet.