Jumanji - Softcover

Strasser, Todd; Van Allsburg, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590679104 ISBN 13: 9780590679107

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 1995

Synopsis

Trapped in an extraordinary world after starting, but failing to complete, the mysterious game "Jumanji," a young boy is discovered twenty-five years later by two children who share in his remarkable adventures. Original. Movie tie-in.

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Review:

When Judy and Peter find a board game in the park, they take it home, hoping to alleviate their boredom. One live lion, an erupting volcano, and a dozen destructive monkeys later, the children are no longer bored. Their jungle adventure game has come to life! Chris Van Allsburg is a master at walking the line between fantasy and reality. His unusually sculptured drawings (familiar to the many devoted fans of the Caldecott-winning The Polar Express and The Garden of Abdul Gasazi) convey the magical transition of a normal house to an exotic jungle. Readers will tremble along with Judy and Peter, urging them to roll the dice that will plunge them from one perilous predicament into another. Jumanji, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and winner of the 1982 Caldecott Medal, is sure to amaze and thrill even the most jaded young reader. (Ages 9 to 12)

About the Author:

Chris van Allsburg lives in Providence, Rhode Island and lectures at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is a sculptor and artist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0590679104
• ISBN 13: 9780590679107
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 139