Independent Reading Level: PreK-3rd
Honors/Awards: N/A

Independent Reading Level: Grade 3
Awards:N/A ( )

At the end of the book Jumanji, the brother and sister who played the game return the board where they found it. This book begins with two brothers taking the book home. Their quest is to make it through an intergalactic journey which includes space coming into their home with an meteor shower and a message that "Zorgon pirate boards your vessel."

The illustrations of Chris Van Allsburg are always beautifully rendered in crisp, clear images.
The book begins with two brothers who are nasty to each other, and it ends with the brothers who now choose to relate in a loving manner.

I liked the illustrations, but felt the story line was not as good as other books by this author. ( )

I did not have great hopes for this book, the two brothers start out fighting and very act very unkindly toward each other. It is however, not inaccurate in the illustration of big and little brothers.

The illustrations are wonderful. Both stark in its black and white colors and richly detailed.

*a magical element could be interpreted here. But it could also be considered imagination.
The brothers learn to work together and their relationship improves. ( )

FROM AMAZON: 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 20 years later, Chris Van Allsburg is ready to reveal what happened when Danny and Walter rolled the dice. This time the name of the game is Zathura, and the battling Budwing boys are in for the ride of their lives. Soon Zathura unleashes intergalactic challenges that require the quarreling brothers to learn how to work together as a team.

Left on their own for an evening, two boisterous brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical space adventure board game.