Spiderwick Chronicles
by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
This handy interactive storybook features 17 mini-adventures collected from faerie watchers around the globe as well as plenty of pages for readers to add their own stories, maps, charts, notes, lists, diagrams, and drawings. So get ready to embark on your own faerie adventure -- all you need is an observant eye and an open mind. Just keep your wits about you. After all, their world is closer than you think.
"The concept of using literary practices to engage young readers into a higher level of thinking and understanding is awesome. How ingenious to use list-making, the short essay, and actual drawings to help readers go beyond the normal grasp of what lies outside our world." - Children's Literature
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