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Swan Lake, Mark Helprin ; illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote; both were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Michigan in April 2012"Ariel books.""Designer: Susan Sherman ; Manufacturing Manager: Donna Baxter ; Type: Caslon 540 by Achorn Graphic Services, Inc., Composing Room of New England ; Full-Color Illustrations: Case-Hoyt Corporation, printer ; Paper: Patina Matte by S.D. Warren Company ; Two-Color Text: Horowitz/Rae Book Manufacturers, Inc., printer ; Paper: Glatfelter Offset High-Opaque by P.H. Glatfelter Company ; Binding: Horowitz/Rae Book Manufacturers."--ColophonIncludes a list of illustrations (leaf iv)

9780395646472

89031269

80 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates, color illustrations, 27 cm

(OCoLC)19397461