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    Zathura: Jumanji, Book 2

    Written by Chris Van Allsburg

    Narrated by Various Narrators

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    About this audiobook

    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 twenty 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateOct 8, 2018
    ISBN9781974919239
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    Zathura: Jumanji, Book 2
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    Chris Van Allsburg

    Chris Van Allsburg is one of America’s most innovative picture book creators. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Jumanji and The Polar Express and received a Caldecott Honor for his very first book, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. He has received the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature, a National Book Award, and a Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award, among other honors. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Visit him at chrisvanallsburg.com.

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    • 3/5
      Danny Budwing and his brother Walter find the jungle game Jumanji in the park. Danny brings it home and discovers another game inside the box. Thinking the game, with its rockets, flying saucers, and planets motif looks like fun, he rolls the dice and soon the two boys are off on an outer space adventure. As the squabbling brothers discover the advantages of working together, this sequel to “Jumanji” surprises the two boys with meteor showers, black holes, robots, and aliens. Finely-detailed artwork accompanies the story; both parents and children will find much to appreciate in this delightfully inventive tale.Recommended.
    • 3/5
      Fast read for an adult. It is interesting to read this, as I had just finished his "Jumanji" book and this is a direct sequel to that picture book. You can read them separately, but they fit rather nicely together. This is not as interesting as the "Jumanji" book, but it is still pretty fun to get through. Aliens, meteors, and all those wonderful spacey adventures you would expect from such a book. I would recommend it highly as a great story to tell to children.
    • 4/5
      Zathura is the space version of Jumanji which is a board game the can do some pretty crazy things to you. Danny and Walter are brothers and one day when they are outside they notice the game sitting up next to the tree. At first they don't think anything of it and they both run back inside the house but Danny secretly brought the game back with him. The boys eventually start playing the game where they encounter hail storms and end up in outer space. They have to deal with zero gravity, robots, changing shape, space ships and going back in time. This is a good science fiction book because it deals with space and things you wouldn't normally deal with on earth.
    • 4/5
      "Zathura" is another fantasy children's book from Chris van Allsburg. This book is a continuation of the ending to "Jumanji." Using black and white pictures again, van Allsburg's artistry shines as he brings life to main characters Walter and Danny Budwing. The story is clever and entertaining and the ending is wonderful.Walter and Danny Budwing are two brothers who do not get along. Left home alone together, Danny begins to play a board game named Zathura (which was wedged in a Jumanji game box). Strange things start happening such as meteors crashing through the roof of the Budwing home and pirates invading the house as the Budwing home flies through outer space. The two brothers must team up in order to beat the game and stay alive.
    • 4/5
      At long last, 20 years after Jumanji, Chris Van Allsburg's new picture book, the sequel, Zathura, picks up where we left off, with Walter and Danny Budwing opening the long thin mysterious game box containing the amazing and dangerous game called Jumanji. Much to our surprise the box contains more than just the Jumanji game. Danny and Walter are the kind of kids who don't finish their puzzles and don't read the directions before starting a new game. Just like its predecessor, Zathura takes us on a wild ride at break-neck speed and the boys are just one step away from disaster in every second of this suspenseful tale. Van Allsburg's artwork is his characteristic black and white, surreal, humourous and detailed wizardry. The action is edge-of-the-seat and sure to thrill young readers and story listeners in equal measure with Jumanji's jungle adventure as the brothers try to come to terms with the alien environment of the purple planet Zathura.
    • 3/5
      Van Allsburg, Chris. (2002) Zathura: A Space Adventure. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.This story is about two brothers named Danny and Walter and their adventures in another world that they discover when playing a board game they find called Zathura. The fantasy elements in this story are found as the brothers find their home in the middle of "outer space" as they open their front door and see a planet in front of them. The story seems somewhat believable because the author makes the characters realistic as they fight and interact in their daily lives just like any normal boys before they find the Zathura game and move on to another world. This story is not an original plot because the author wrote another book called Jumanji in 1981 that has a similar plot where a brother and sister find a board game but enter a world of dinosaurs instead. Overall Zathura was a good read and well suited for an older group of children. The illustrations are black and white and are very good with a lot of details that follow the story closely.
    • 3/5
      I haven't read Jumanji yet, but it seems like it is like that, but in outer space. There also seems to be a common theme amongst Van Allsburg books, which is the relationship between siblings.
    • 3/5
      Zathura is a book about two brothers that are fighting and that get left alone in their house for a couple of hours while their parents are away. At one point they are fighting and they find a board game called Jumanji. The younger brother takes it outs, and puts in aside because it looks boring. But underneath that board, he finds another one. One that looks more exciting because it is in space and it is called Zathura. The younger brother starts playing and they are sent into space. They realize that the only way for them to get out of space is to finish the game and make it to earth. Every time a card is drawn, something new comes along and threatens their lives. Whether it is robots, or aliens, they are scared for their lives. There is one round where the older brother lands on the black hole space and sends him two hours into the past. Here he is sent back to when they found the board game, and he throws it away. His younger brother is angry, but he tells him it will be okay, and they stop fighting and they go and play catch together. Use: this book would be fun to read to help create an image in my students brain. I might read it twice through, one time without showing them the pictures, and the second time with the pictures, just so I can teach them what it sounds like to use descriptive language, and what it means to reach into the readers imagination. Genre: fantasy because space and aliens.
    • 3/5
      Though I wasn't as bowled over by this as I was with Jumanji, this is a nice follow-up. The brothers that entered the park in the first book pick up here with their own adventure. The two of them don't get along and that is the biggest lesson learned from the whole experience. Having seen the movie as well, I can attest that the book is a different story with only the broad strokes in line with each other. Enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      In this story, illustrations are grainer than I anticipated, and don't capture the same movement of others. The story is a bit predictable, and characters demonstrate stereotypical transformations.
    • 5/5
      Summary: Danny and Walter have a hard time getting along together, much like any other pair of young brothers. One day when their parents leave, they find a Danny lures his brother outside where they find a game. Danny brings the game inside and begins playing, before he realizes they are in the middle of a meteor shower. Walter begins playing too, they come about many different struggles as they are playing. Finally Walter gets sent through a black hole that makes him travel 3 hours back, where he is able to keep Danny from beginning the game. Genre: Science FictionThis story is an excellent example of science fiction, one of the two major settings is in outer space, where the boys come in contact with robots, alien pirates, meteor showers and black holes. Without the scientific content in this story it would not be the same story line. Theme: Working together. In this story Walter thinks that his younger brother Danny is an annoyance and doesn't like to spend time with him. The only interaction he has with him is correcting him in his speech and pulling his nose. Then in the end he sees that he loves his brother and wants to be there for him. He also learns that together they can do greater things than if they were apart. Walter learns the great lesson that Danny is a great asset to his life. Media: Charcoal and sketching pencils
    • 5/5
      If Jamanji hadn't recieved the Caldecott Gold Medal, I believe Zathura would have received it. The book is wonderfully illustrated. The relationship between two brother in the end is wonderful. I give this book a two thumbs up. Chris Van Allsburg illustrates, designs and writes his books.
    • 3/5
      I love Chris van Allsburg's work, but Zathura left me a tad disappointed. Picking up where his infamous Jumanji left off, Zathura tells the story of 2 brothers who play a board game left inside the forgotten Jumani box. Set in space, the brothers and their home go on a series of adventures while flying to Zathura and hopefully making it home. van Allsburg main theme throughout the book is one of family bonding and caring for your siblings, as emphasized by an older brother who must learn to not only care for his younger sibling but also express these feelings. However, the solution for removing the brother's from their outer space travails seemed anticlimatic and tacked on, as if van Allsburg couldn't figure out a better way to end Zathura without it devolving into a Jumanji remake. His drawings in Zathura are well worth reading this book, however, as his characteristic black and white pen drawings are strikingly well done. Overall, though, I'll stick to other van Allsburg books in the future.
    • 4/5
      Great story about 2 boys who are left home alone and decide to play a board game - Jumanji. However, they find a 2nd game board inside with a "Space" theme. Good storyline, very imaginative, and kept my interest. B/W Real Life Illustrations
    • 4/5
      Zathura is an interesting book. It reminds me of Jumanji, it's almost basically the same story. Kids find a board game and it makes everything in the board game come to life. It's a great Sci-fi adventure book that really appeals to me interest. If a child is interested in Stars Wars, then they'll be interested in reading this book. Two brothers found a board game Zathura and started playing it, then everything was out of this world to them. They're in space with many spaceships and alien robots called Zorgons. The two brothers defeated the Zorgons, finally home to rid the board game from existence, and then went on with there kid life like nothing happened. I guess because they don't want their parents to know they left earth. This book is a Fantasy book.
    • 4/5
      I would read this book to students because it details the importance of putting my opinion on the side to work as a team with someone else. The illustrations are a great way to get t he students to ask questions
    • 3/5
      Meh, I have to say I was disappointed. The story was a little flat and the outer space pictures did not capture the realism that I am used to in Van Allsburg stories. Not terrible, just not great.
    • 4/5
      I thought that this book was a fun way to allow children to expand their imagination. The illustrations were really fun and amazingly detailed even though they were all in black and white. Each scene and card pulled from the game board had a really great illustration to go along with it which really enhanced the storyline. This story also had a really good message that can sometimes be hard to teach children. In the beginning of the story, the younger brother is bothering the older brother and they are not getting along at all but by the end of the story the big brother knows that it is important to spend time with his younger brother and that it really is not that bad. Through getting sucked into a black hole in the story the older brother realizes that he really does love his younger brother even thought they fight sometimes. I really enjoyed the illustrations and storyline of this book but most of all loved the message that it gave the readers about the siblings and working together.
    • 4/5
      I really liked this book by Chris Van Allsburg. I had no idea that this was even a book. I thought that it was only a movie so I was pleasantly surprised that it was a book as well. This book follows the same plot structure as Jumanji, which I thought made the book predictable. This was the only thing that I disliked about the book. It was so similar to Jumanji that I could figure out what was going to happen next. One thing that I really liked about the book was that the relationship between the brothers is very realistic. These two brothers do not get along with each other and constantly fight which I think is like most siblings in our society. I also like the sci-fi aspect of the book. It is not everyday that you read a book about about a house going to space because of a game. The illustrations and descriptions of what the characters see is also very interesting as well. It is like the reader is actually experiencing the game along with the boys in the story. The illustration are so well done in black and white, that I think that if it was in color, it would actually take away from the story. The black and white works well with the sci-fi theme in the story. Overall, I really liked this book and would recommend it to every reader.
    • 3/5
      I didn't realize there was a sequel to Jumanji until I read the inside of the dust jacket. Considering that I'm not much into science fiction, this was a cute story, and I enjoyed the ending. The illustrations, as usual for Chris Van Allsburg, were wonderful!
    • 3/5
      Chris Van Allsburg's fantasy "Jumani" was an exhilarating adventure, a true declaration of the power of the imagination. Naturally, high hopes were there for Zathura, what I dub his "kids in outer space" version of essentially the same story. Unfortunately, "Zathura" doesn't ever seem to take flight. While Allsburg's illustrations are gorgeous, the plot doesn't add up and worse, the ending is one of those that will have you biting your nails in frustration.It's really lovely to look at, but in the end "Zathura" is one of those that you just wish could've been better.
    • 2/5
      It's essentially the sequel to Jumanji, but with a space game that was, apparently, under the Jumanji board game. It had none of the magic or suspense of its predecessor, and is, frankly, not worth reading except that there's a cute little lesson at the end about appreciating your sibling because they could be gone before you ever tell them that you love them.
    • 5/5
      Zathura (Copyright 2002 Houghton Miffin Company) is a modern fantasy book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. In my opinion, this book is a superb children’s picture book that takes the reader literally out of this world. I liked this book for three main reasons. First the illustrations of the book are in beautiful high contrast black and grey. A great example of this is on page 22, when we see the dreaded lizard Zorgon entering the house. I could clearly see the reptilian scales all over the body of the Zorgon. The illustrations also helped me to have a closer relationship with the story. The images in my head were made more powerful by the illustrations in the book. Secondly the characters seemed very believable and show great development. In the beginning of the story it is clear that Walter has a great dislike for his bother Danny. Walter even goes so far as to attack Danny in the front yard and pull his nose. By the end of the story, through their adventures in space, Walter and Danny’s relationship develops into one of trust and love. Lastly the writing in this story is superb. The author, Chris Van Alsburg, does a tremendous job of describing the story and the action within the story to the point where I felt that I did not need to really look at the pictures. Take for example the evil robot. Van Allsburg describes every aspect of the robot from its sharp claws to its beady red eyes. I could see it all in my head just from his description. Zathura is a great book with a great message. Even though you may not always get along you and your siblings will always be there for each other, and that the power of love will see through any sibling fight.
    • 3/5
      Zathura is a book about the adventure of two brothers who didn’t get along until they had to face challenges together to survive. Danny finds a game that sends the boys into outer space where they are hit by a meteor shower. As each boy takes a turn, the challenges are tougher and only by depending on each other are they able to make it through.I like the way the boys are forced to work together and how Walter changes his mind about his little brother and decides to spend time with him other than beating him up.We could talk about space and meteor showers and how gravity affects us. We could also discuss relationships and how to get along with each other. We could list some things we could do rather than fight.
    • 4/5
      In Zathura, when two bickering siblings find a strange board game that catapults them into “a space adventure,” they must learn to team up if they ever wish to make it home again! Zathura is a sequel to Chris Van Allsburg’s Jumanji, and like many sequels it is inferior to the original. Van Allsburg has learned a thing or two about character development in his prose, and the combination of tension between the siblings and their journey into the vast seclusion of space adds an interesting element to the story. Also, his ultra-detailed style continues to provide fascinating minutiae each turn of the page. However, it is as if Zathura is a final edit to the Jumanji story, not a new adventure. Combined with the original story it creates one complete tale, not two. Still, less critical young readers are more likely audiences for these stories than cranky, sleep-deprived graduate students, so…like any Van Allsburg work, Zathura is recommended for any school or public library’s picture book collection.
    • 3/5
      Two brothers are not getting along, and in the course of the story—which involves a magical board game like Van Allsburg's Jumanji—they are forced to come together and use teamwork to win the game. In the case of events in this story, the older sibling (Walter) ultimately gets to skip back in time to when the game was found and, with his knowledge of what happens, he decides to play with his little brother instead of ignoring him and allowing Danny to get into the game. Considering how many brothers and sisters fight when they're young and hate having to entertain younger siblings, I think the theme is quite worthwhile and the illustrations helped enhance this. (Both brothers were quite distinctive in appearance, and in the last picture we see them standing together, arms around each other.)
    • 5/5
      Summary: Zathura is an amazing adventure book about two little boys, Danny & Walter. While playing in the park they find a board game lying in the grass, Zathura. But when they start to play the game, the world that they know is turned into a space voyage that they have only experienced in their dreams.SR: Zathura was a great voyage through space. The two brothers could easily be interpreted as “you and your brother”. When reading the story I felt like I was in a dream. The pictures also added a lot to the story.TR: Zathura is a mind blowing story about two boys who didn’t get along. Throughout the game they become closer and closer, until finally they were not just brothers but friends. This book not only is an adventure book that would keep any child interested, it is a book that shows children how to become friends a care for each other.
    • 3/5
      Zathura is a spinoff of Jumanji The original Jumanji movie stays close to the original book. Zathura was also made into a pretty fun movie, but there connection to Jumanji was never made within its plot. And the movie is quite a bit different from the book. Two brothers are playing outside and discover the game Jumanji. However, it contains a second board with a trip to Zathura. The boys begin to play, and just like Jumanji strange things start to happen. The house ends up in space, there is a meteor shower, and robots come to life to kill aliens. However, the moive goes about an hour longer than the book. In the book, the oldest brother is sent back in time 5 hours and the story ends with him NOT playing the game. While I did like the book, this is one time I can say for sure the movie was better.
    • 4/5
      As with all Chis Van Allsburg book's I LOVE the artwork! In many ways this book that was the inspiration for Jumanji is better. I especially like the clear message at the end!