Jumanji
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
[ Penguin Readers Level 2 ]
Jumanji Series
This series of adventure novels plunges readers into the unpredictable world of a magical board game that brings the jungle to life. Once the game begins, players are trapped until they finish, facing perilous challenges like wild animals and natural disasters. Each turn presents new dangers and requires quick thinking and bravery to overcome. It's a thrilling journey that blends fantasy with valuable lessons about courage, resourcefulness, and teamwork.
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Acclaimed author Chris Van Allsburg’s daring companion to Caldecott-award winning Jumanji—a tale of intergalactic adventure and sibling rivalry where a roll the dice transports two brothers to the mythical land of Zathura.On the last page of the Caldecott-winning book Jumanji, young Danny Budwing is seen running after his brother, Walter, with a game tucked under his arm. Now after twenty years, Chris Van Allsburg is ready to reveal what happens when Danny and Walter roll the dice. This time the name of the game is Zathura and the battling Budwing boys are in for the ride of their lives.The first book in seven years by Chris Van Allsburg, Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. At the story's end which becomes, miraculously, the beginning, we find that Walter's feelings for his little brother are greatly altered.Only the mind and hand of Chris Van Allsburg’s could create this fantastic world where shifts in time and space and perspective take the reader on such an extraordinary journey. In double spread illustrations that shimmer against the surreal events of the story, readers will be holding their breath with each new threat the boys face in the satisfying enigma that is Zathura.