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  1. The Wretched Stone is a children's picture book written and illustrated by the American author Chris Van Allsburg. It serves as an allegory for the dangers of watching television.

    • Chris Van Allsburg
    • 1991
  2. Oct 1, 1991 · THE WRETCHED STONE. by Chrisu000b Van Allsburg & illustrated by Chrisu000b Van Allsburg ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 1991. The two-time Caldecott winner continues the didactic vein of Just a Dream (1990). Captain Hope records the eerie events during a voyage of the Rita Anne.

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  3. The Wretched Stone is written in the original form of a ship captain's log, Captain Randall Ethan Hope of the Rita Anne takes us aboard his ship that is embarking on a new voyage after bringing together a "fine crew" of accomplished sailors and officers.

  4. Jan 1, 1991 · The Wretched Stone. Chris Van Allsburg. 3.97. 1,507 ratings226 reviews. In a story recounted through the daily log of Captain Allan Hope, the sailors aboard the Rita Anne become mesmerized and transformed by a mysterious glowing rock, and only music and books can restore them to normal.

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    • Hardcover
  5. Oct 28, 1991 · Get immersed in the worlds of Chris Van Allsburg. The ants are tired of their humdrum life in the same ant hole, so they’re off to the strange new world of a kitchen in search of sugar crystals for their queen. When two ants stay behind and take a nap in the sugar bowl, they are in for a wild ride.

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    • Chris Van Allsburg
    • $18.95
    • Houghton Mifflin
  6. The Wretched Stone. Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1991 - Fiction - 31 pages. We learn from the log of the Rita Anne that her voyage is going remarkably well. A clever and happy...

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  8. When a sudden storm blows up, the Captain expects the worst. However, the ship survives long enough for the men to be rehabilitated and subsequently rescued. The stone is sent to the bottom of the sea by Captain Hope and all on board swear themselves to secrecy.

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