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Chris van allsburg is the winner of two caldecott medals, for jumanji and the polar express, as well as the recipient of a caldecott honor book for the garden of abdul gasazi. They grow old, and even the best of them, one day, lose the power of flight on very rare occasions, however, a broom can. Witchs brooms are said to be very powerful, but they do wear out after a lot of use. After the witch healed, she left minnas farm, leaving behind her broom she thinks lost its magic. One day as a witch is flying over widow minna shaws home, her broom loses the power of flight. This file is based on the amazing book the widow s broom by chris van allsburg.
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