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Zathura the Board Game!

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                Before school got out for Christmas break Maywood’s third grade students read the book “Zathura”. The book "Zathura" is a science fiction children's picture book written and illustrated by American author Chris Van Allsburg. The story is about two brothers, Danny and Walter Budwing, who are drawn into an intergalactic space adventure when their house is magically hurled through space. The book is a companion to Chris Van Allsburg's Caldecott Medal-winning "Jumanji". The brothers are transported into space through a mysterious board game and have to survive the strange ordeal with the help of their sister, Lisa, and an astronaut who comes to their aid. When they were done with their book the students got the chance to work together and create board games based on this book. Once the students came back from Christmas break they all got to enjoy playing each of their board games.