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very thin line be-tween illusion and reality is not asclearly defined as we would like it tobe.It certainly wasn't the day that AlanMitz stumbled into the garden of AbdulGasazi.For in this bizarre and eerieplace —where strange topiary treesloomed —the evil visage of Gasazicasts its shadow.And even ater Alanescaped,the spell of Gasazi stillseemed to penetrate into his everydayworld.  \nIn this extraordinary,unusual,andunique picture book,a young artistexplores both the real and surrealworlds with incredible deftness.Indoing so,he has created exquisite andbeautiful images that will continue tohaunt readers long after they have leftthe enchanted garden of Abdul Gasazi.  \n1  \nTHE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI  \nWritten andIllustratedby CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG  \nTo Lisa  \nCopyright 1979by Chris Van AllsburgAll rights reserved.No part of this work may bereproduced or transmitted in any form by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying andrecording,or by any information storage or retrievalsystem,without permission in writing from the publisher.Printed in the United States of America.Lib.ofC.Card No.79-016844H 1098765432  \n8002034  \n# THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI\n\nSix times Miss Hester's dog Fritz had bitten dearcousin Eunice.So when Miss Hester received aninvitation to visit Eunice she was not surprised toread“P.S.,Please leave your dog home.”On theday of her visit Miss Hester asked young Alan Mitzto stay with Fritz and give him his afternoon walk.","cbCaiqvaDDdDaK7b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqvaDDdDaK7b","pdf",4037117,42,"English","# The Garden of Abdul Gasazi\n## The Story of Alan Mitz and Fritz\n## The Encounter at the Garden","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of The Garden of Abdul Gasazi?\",\"answer\":\"The book was written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg.\"},{\"question\":\"Why was Alan Mitz asked to look after Fritz?\",\"answer\":\"Alan Mitz was asked to watch Fritz so Miss Hester could visit her cousin Eunice, who had requested that the dog 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