Zathura

ISBN-13: 9780618253968 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 32 str.

Chris Van Allsburg; Chris Van Allsburg

Opis

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.

Recenzje

On the twentieth anniversary of Jumanji, Van Allsburg picks up right where his Caldecott Medal book left off, with similarly terrifying adventure set this time in outer space.
Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

"Van Allsburg illustrates the surreal events in a grainy charcoal-black that seems to shimmer on a rough, cream-colored ground...Zathura, like Jumanji, is a satisfying enigma." Publishers Weekly

"Van Allsburg is a terrific illustrator, and his images here, including one where the boys open their front door and are greeted with a breathtaking views of the cosmos, are memorable." The New York Times Book Review

"The angles of view, are, as always, wonderfully dramatic..." Kirkus Reviews

"The shadowy black-and-white tones of Van Allsburg's illustration recall 1950's science-fiction films..." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"One can't help but anticipating the encore." School Library Journal

O autorze

Chris van Allsburg wurde 1949 in Grand Rapids/Michigan, USA geboren. Seine künstlerische Ausbildung erhielt er an der Rhode Island School of Design, an der er später auch unterrichtete. Seine zahlreichen Bilderbücher wurden mit vielen Preisen ausgezeichnet.