Zathura
2002 illustrated children's book by Chris Van Allsburg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the children's book. For the film, see Zathura: A Space Adventure. For the document viewer, see Zathura (document viewer). For other uses, see Zathura (disambiguation).
Zathura is a 2002 science fiction children's picture book written and illustrated by American author Chris Van Allsburg. In the story, implied to be set in the 1950s, two brothers; Danny and Walter Budwing are drawn into an intergalactic space adventure when their house is magically hurled through space. The book is a sequel to the 1981 children's book Jumanji, also by Van Allsburg, and visual and textual references are made to "Jumanji" in the story. The book was adapted into a film, titled Zathura: A Space Adventure, in 2005.
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Author | Chris Van Allsburg |
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Illustrator | Chris Van Allsburg |
Cover artist | Chris Van Allsburg |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's literature, science fiction |
Published | 2002 (Houghton Mifflin) |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 32 |
ISBN | 978-0-618-25396-8 |
OCLC | 49031916 |
LC Class | PZ7.V266 Zat 2002 |
Preceded by | Bad Day at Riverbend |
Followed by | Probuditi! |
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