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Explore each of the Elements of Art related to this painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Choose one to write about on our class blog.
Elaine Lobl Konigsburg is an American author and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction. She is the only author to win the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor in the same year (1968), with her second and first booksbooks respectively: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth. Konigsburg won a second Newbery Medal in 1997 for The View from Saturday, 29 years later, the longest span between any two Newberys awarded to one author.
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
The fifth grade class at Alabama Christian Academy was surprised with a visit from Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler from the novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. She served hot chocolate and macaroni and cheese. She also answered questions about her book and herself.
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Find out some information about the Metropolitan Museum of Art by looking at their special section on Frequently Asked Questions for Kids. Click here to find an area specifically about The Mixed-Up Files book!
To celebrate the 37th anniversary of E.L. Konigsburg’s Newbery Medal-winning classic, ArtsPower has created an enchanting new drama that follows Claudia Kincaid and her brother Jamie up the stone steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and right into the middle of an adventure sure to captivate audiences of all ages!
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svr9ov2 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS BOOK