The Chalk Box Kid -- Clyde Robert Bulla

<p><b>A classroom favorite about the power of art and creativity. </b> <p/>A new neighborhood. A new school. A lonely birthday. Life isn't easy for nine-year-old Gregory. Then he finds an abandoned chalk factory behind his house. It's a secret place, just for him Now he can draw anything he imagines on the dark brick walls. What amazing thing will Gregory draw first? <p/>Two beloved classics--<i>The Chalk Box Kid</i> and <i>The Paint Brush Kid</i>--get a vibrant new look </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Clyde Robert Bulla<br><b>Publisher:</b> Random House Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 09/12/1987<br><b>Pages:</b> 64<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.12lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.62h x 5.13w x 0.21d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780394891026<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 2.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 1<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Lower Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>255 / Chalk Box Kid<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 11/13/1987<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Clyde Robert Bulla</b> (1914-2007) was born on a farm near King City, Missouri. He went to a one-room country school. Reading and writing were his favorite subjects, and by the time he was seven, Bulla knew he wanted to be a writer. After years of writing magazine stories and novels and working on his hometown newspaper, he found that he really wanted to write for children. More than 70 of his books for boys and girls have