Zathura
a space adventure
Readers rate it 3.8 (4 on Hardcover)
40 pages · Released 2002 · Houghton Mifflin
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Zathura is a beloved picture book that presents an imaginative space adventure triggered by a mysterious board game. While the brothers encounter some perilous situations and fantastical dangers in their gameplay, the tone remains lighthearted and appropriate for early elementary readers. The story emphasizes sibling cooperation, problem-solving, and reconciliation as central themes.
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Left on their own for an evening, two boisterous brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical space adventure board game. Left on their own for an evening, two boisterous brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical space adventure board game.
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- Fiction
- Games
- Juvenile fiction
- Play
- Brothers
- Play -- Fiction.
- Games -- Fiction.
- Children's fiction
- Play, fiction
- Games, fiction
- Picture books
- New York Times reviewed
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ISBN 9780618253968 · Houghton Mifflin