One things leads to another with stories. This week we read How To Walk an Ant, which reminded some of us of Two Bad Ants, so we had to read that. Once I start reading Chris Van Allsburg, I just can't get enough so today we read Jumanji.
Some kids had seen a Jumanji movie, but not too many. It was a thrill to read this to my class. They gasped at just the right places. It was tense and exciting to watch the story unfold. In the end, everyone gave out a big sigh of relief when the game was finally over....then, those boys! Oh those boys! We hope they learn to follow instructions.
We will definitely read some more Chris Van Allsburg books!
Goodreads says:
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle-adventure board game. "Mr. Van Allsburg's illustrations have a beautiful simplicity of de-sign, balance, texture, and a subtle intelligence beyond the call of illustration." -- New York Times Book Review
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