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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 27859
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 039527804X
UPC: 046442278041
EAN: 9780395278048
ASIN: 039527804X
Publication Date: October 10, 1979
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Condition: Cover VERY worn, pages and spine good Unless specifically noted to the contrary, item may contain library markings; 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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Product Description
Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place -- where strange topiary trees loomed -- the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world. In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique picture book, Chris Van Allsburg explores both the real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness. In doing so, he has created exquisite and beautiful images that will continue to haunt readers long after they have left the enchanted garden of Abdul Gasazi.
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 Magic, Dogs, and Kids...Triple good !!! August 11, 2008
I am a children's magician who bought this book after seeing it on Reading Rainbow. I buy a book for every one of my library shows, and after reading it to the children as part of the show (with the help of my trusty side kick, a sheep dog puppet), we donate the book to the library. This book featured the three most important things relating to the show I was performing at the time : A dog, and child, and a mysterious old retired magician. Chirs Van Allsburg writes such incredible stuff, but this was a real find. Th kids loved it, the librarian loved, it, and it now has a new home at the Golden Gate Library in Naples, FL ! HIGHLY recommended....
 Good July 1, 2008
I liked this story. The storyline is simple but the pictures lead you to ponder on the story afterwards a little more.
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi June 21, 2008
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi was given to my husband and me when it was first published because we owned (and brought to work every day)a white bull terrier. Needless to say we loved it, but it is a measure of the volume's enduring appeal that years later it became a favorite of our sons' and that recently our now 23 year old,begged to be allowed to add that same copy to his own library. Now I am ordering a copy for a niece and nephew in hopes that they too will become fans. This one's a classic.
 Our Review December 6, 2007
We chose four stars for this book because it has a lot of expression but not much detail. The reason we did not choose five stars is because the first time we read it we thought it was kind of sad and did not like the trick Gasazi pulled on Alan. -Maggie and Wyatt, NES
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi May 17, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was very enthralling to me. It was about a boy who has to take care of someone's evil dog. One day, they go for a walk and near a dog-forbidden magical garden. The leash breaks, and the boy must go find the dog. He goes up to the house of Abdul, and finds out that the dog has been transformed into a duck! He goes back home very worried. When the owner of the dog returns, he tells her the sad story. Then, all of a sudden, the dog appears.
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