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Chasing
Vermeer Three mysterious letters are received by three different people. "Tell no one or your life will be in danger," each warned after asking their help in solving a centuries-old crime. Calder and Petra step into this real-life mystery, getting tangled in a deepening web of coincidences, questions, suspicions, and puzzles after an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Will their eccentric teacher be able to guide the class to construct a new understanding of Vermeer's work? Will Calder find any answers in his set of pentominoes? Can YOU solve Calder's puzzles? Will the Lady in the picture speak to Petra? Will you be able to break the code in Brett Helquist's illustrations? Grab your pencil and your detective notebook before you get started--you don't want to get lost in the tangle! Research Links for Chasing Vermeer Scholastic:
Chasing Vermeer National Gallery of Art Kids Homepage Chasing
Vermeer: A Mystery within a Mystery Book Review from Kadon Enterprises Single Click Pentominoes Puzzle Play Pentominoes plus Pentominoes Links More
than Rectangles Pentominoes Alexander
Calder Other
Masterpieces Young
Woman with a Water Pitcher Dance
Class at the Opera Waterlily
Pond Rainy
Day Literary Connections: Other Mysteries and Art Connections Lo! by Charles Fort Masterpiece by Elise Broach The
Dark Stairs by Betsy
Byars The
Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine. by Diane
Stanley
Christopher Mouse, The Tale of a Small Traveler.
by Diane Stanley Look!
Look! Look! by
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Kids
Wings 5-Star Rating: A special thanks to G. Jones for the original background music,"Kaleidoscope"!
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