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Illustrated by brett helquist, it concerns the fictitious theft of a painting by 17thcentury dutch artist johannes vermeer. In the book chasing vermeer, a lady writing was a painting. Two children have visions of two different paintings by vermeer, and those paintings are on the front and back covers of the book. The book centers around two chicago sixth graders, calder pillay and petra andalee, who come together through a series of unexplainable coincidences. We have created a reading comprehension guide to go along with the book. The fun comes not from solving the mystery, but from watching chasing vermeers main characters figure it out. Chasing vermeer is blue ballietts first published book. This outstanding mysterypuzzle novel received the chicago tribune prize for young adult fiction, the edgar award for the best juvenile mystery n. To make the bingo cards reusable, i slid them into plastic sheet protectors. More homework assignments about art, and what makes an object a work of art. Chasing vermeer by blue balliett book cover, description, publication history. Her first childrens book, chasing vermeer, won the 2005 edgar award in the best juvenile category. Chasing vermeer by blue balliett paperback book the. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of ember was created by the builders to contain everything needed for human survival.
Ask the students to think about what genre they feel the story is by looking at the picture. Chasing vermeer by blue balliett is a story about two sixth graders who go on a magical adventure. Chasing vermeer by blue balliett lesson plans and teaching resources chasing vermeer by blue balliett this unit plan includes 3 lessons, graphic organizers, discussion questions, and vocabulary. I have some advice if you want to read chasing vermeer. Blue balliett is the author of several bestselling, acclaimed mystery novels, including hold fast, chasing vermeer a book sense book of the year and an edgar. This is a quick summerization about calder and petra from chasing vermmer by blue balliet. In an added bonus, artist brett helquist has also hidden a secret pentomino message in several of the book s illustrations for readers to decode.
Chasing vermeer by blue balliett 26,701 ratings, 3. Includes exclusive bonus content when a book of unexplainable occurences brings petra and calder together, strange things start to happen. Already being heralded as the davinci code for kids, chasing vermeer will have middle grade readers scrutinizing art books as they try to solve the mystery along with calder and petra. A book study unit for grades 58 is designed for teachers of students reading chasing vermeer by blue balliett scholastic press, 2004. It will integrate language arts skills such as reading, writing, and responding, with visual art skills. Buy a cheap copy of the wright 3 book by blue balliett. A set of pentominoes that almost seem to communicate with their owner. We read chasing vermeer as a battle book for school, and followed it, for our own pleasure, with the wright 3 and the calder game. By blue balliett, illustrated by brett helquist what are the two main characters names.
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Pentominoes petra and calder petra and calder are two main characters in the book. It also presented a new perspective for seeing the world, zoomies. Blue balliett books list of books by author blue balliett thriftbooks. Blue balliett is the author of several bestselling, acclaimed mystery novels, including hold fast, chasing vermeer a book sense book of the year and an edgar award winner, the wright 3, the calder game, and the danger box. Chasing vermeer, the wright 3, and the calder game. From the new york times bestselling team behind more. Book information and related resources for chasing vermeer, the art mystery book by blue balliett. Chasing vermeer hardcover tattered cover book store. Eleven year old petra and calder may be in the same sixth grade class, but they barely know each other. This study guide consists of approximately 26 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of chasing vermeer. Balliett is also the author of the wright 3 and the calder. Chasing vermeer after words by blue balliett and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Great for use with the book chasing vermeer by blue balliett.
Chasing vermeer is a fictional book that teaches young readers about art, writing, math, and history in a way that is fun and exciting. A discarded book full of strange ideas about reality. Chasing vermeer notes chapters 18 flashcards quizlet. This novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art. It says many things about the dutch painter johannes vermeer.
This is only one of the quoted praises lumped on chasing vermeer and proudly emblazoned on its back cover. The kids circled or drew a line through the called words with a dry erase marker. But the dust jacket has completely different artwork on it, showing the two kids mostly involved in the plot. Calder pillay together, strange things start to happen. See all books authored by blue balliett, including chasing vermeer, and the wright 3, and more on. From the new york timesbestselling team behind chasing vermeer comes another thoughtprovoking art mystery featuring frank lloyd wrights robie housenow in after. Chasing vermeer is a great mystery book to have your students read. Chasing vermeer by blue balliett fantastic fiction. This common corealigned discussion guide provides questions and activities for pieces and players, the danger box, hold fast, chasing vermeer, the wright 3.
Art adventures master these two challenges by calling upon your art smarts. Dec 11, 2016 this video is about chasing vermeer the watchers. Get students ready to read by showing the front cover and discussing some of these items. Chasing vermeer by blue balliett madison county schools. Newsweek this is only one of the quoted praises lumped on chasing vermeer and proudly emblazoned on its back cover.
Chasing vermeer by brett helquist, blue balliett, hardcover. It is probably the most apropos quote because it hinges almost entirely on the readers familiarity with and reaction to dan browns novel. This painting was stolen, right around the time one of the. This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered. She writes in the laundry room of her home in chicago, illinois, and you can find her online at. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Chasing vermeer novel unit chasing vermeer novel study unit. The hardcover of the chasing vermeer by blue balliett, brett helquist at barnes. Set in hyde park, chicago near the university of chicago, the novel follows two children, calder pillay and petra andalee. Chasing vermeer by blue balliett, brett helquist, hardcover. Balliett is also the author of the wright 3 and the calder game. She admits that it ended up more complex than she had thought it would be. Premade tests on chasing vermeer final test easy, including multiple choice, short answer, short essay, and indepth essay questions. Chasing vermeer, released by scholastic press in 2004, is her bestknown and most highly praised book. She eventually moved to chicago and taught third grade at the university of chicago laboratory schools. Chasing vermeer was a smart and playful book by a clever woman named blue balliett. She compared writing the book to weaving, as she first wrote mainly about art, but then incorporated the pentominoes and classroom scenes, creating many different levels to read on.
Homeschooling rocks chasing vermeer activities free. All upcoming 6th grade students are required to read the following book. I used printbingo to create vocabulary bingo cards. Calder is an elevenyearold boy who attends the university school in hyde park near chicago. Chasing vermeer, by blue balliett about the book when strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious vermeer painting disappears, elevenyearolds petra and calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
The book was written by blue balliett and published printed by scholastic in 2003. Read chasing vermeer pdf about chasing vermeer book pdf. After graduating, she moved to nantucket island, massachusetts and wrote two books of ghost stories. Front cover of an edition of chasing vermeer chasing vermeer is a childrens mystery novel. Play games related to the bestselling art mystery books by blue balliett. Through an art theft and other mysterious happenings, the main characters, petra and calder, become friends, grow to be more courageous, and solve an art crime.
Chasing vermeer took about five years to complete, as balliett was also a teacher and parent. Chasing vermeer is a 2004 childrens art mystery novel written by blue balliett and illustrated by brett helquist. Additionally, there is room for more art, art history, as well as math instruction, but for the sake. It is first seen with the three letters sent by the thief. Chasing vermeer 2004 read online free book by blue.
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