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USA Chris Van Allsburg Author & Illustrator	MC, EA
Elizabeth Vercoe	EA, LA

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Key

indicates readership levels for author's fiction works:

EC Early Childhood = Kindergarten - Yr 3
MC Middle Childhood = Yrs 3 - 7
EA Early Adolescence = Yrs 7 - 10
YA Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood = Yrs 10 - 12
ADULT

NOTE: No levels are assigned to illustrators.
Illustrations can be appreciated at all levels.

Elizabeth Vercoe

Author and artist, Elizabeth Vercoe lives in Melbourne. Her first book, Keep Your Hair On!, a novel based on her own experiences with cancer was published in 2003. The Grief Book: Strategies for Young People shortlisted for the 2005 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books is her second book. Brief information about Elizabeth can be found on the Black Dogs Books site.

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Chris Van Allsburg (USA)

Chris Van Allsburg's website

Winner of two Caldecott Medals, Chris Van Allsburg is considered to be one of the greatest children's book illustrators. His books are unique, intriguing and mysterious. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, one of Van Allsburg's most captivating and imaginative books, has been republished in 2000 and is available in Australia. Chris grew up in Michigan, USA and began his artistic life as a sculptor.

Tthe Houghton Mifflin website includes teacher's guides for most of his popular picture books:
Teacher's Guide for Polar Express
Teacher's Guide for The Mysteries of Harris Burdick