Zathura
What's Zathura About
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. Zathura unleashes intergalactic challenges that require even the quarreling Budwing brothers to work as a team.
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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. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. In 1982, Jumanji was nominated for a National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg is a former instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Visit him at chrisvanallsburg.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780618253968
- Publication Date
- October 28, 2002
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 71
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2002001751
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 49031916
- Lexile® Level
- 540L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 64293
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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