02226cam a2200373 i 4500 261533546 TxAuBib 20160427120000.0 060614s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780439799270 pbk. 0439799279 pbk. (OCoLC)51172514 TxAuBib rda Balliett, Blue, 1955- Chasing Vermeer / by Blue Balliett ; illustrated by Brett Helquist. Paperback - blue and maroon spine - yellow letters. New York : Scholastic Press, 2005. 254 pages, 18 unnumbered pages, 9 unnumbered pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Includes After Words: bonus interview, information, and interactivity inside"--page [4] of cover. After words guide by Leslie Budnick. Three deliveries -- The letter is dead -- Lost in the art -- Picasso's lie -- Worms, snakes, and periwinkles -- The geographer's box -- The man on the wall -- A halloween surprise -- The blue ones -- Inside the puzzle --Nightmare -- Tea at four -- X the experts -- Flashing lights -- Murder and hot chocolate -- A morning in the dark -- What happens now? -- A bad fall -- The shock on the stairs -- A maniac -- Looking and seeing -- Twelves -- Help! -- The pieces. After words contents: About the author -- About the illustrator -- Q&A with Blue Balliett -- Q&A with Brett Helquist -- Create your own secret code -- Make your own pentominoes -- How I draw, with Brett Helquist -- What is it? -- Ways of seeing -- Chase down a Vermeer -- A sneak peek at The Wright 3. When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. Ages 8-12. 20160427. Vermeer, Johannes 1632-1675 Juvenile fiction. Art Juvenile fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Helquist, Brett. TXMLR