![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Have you ever played any board games? What are your favorites? Where do monkeys usually live? What other animals do they live with?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Why are there monkeys on the kitchen table? What kind of food are they eating? Vocabulary: monsoon, tsetse fly, sleeping sickness, tremendous, stampede, rumble, splintering, mantel, molten, bolted, exhaustion Jumanji, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and winner of the 1982 Caldecott Medal, is sure to amaze and thrill even the most jaded young reader. Readers will tremble along with Judy and Peter, urging them to roll the dice that will plunge them from one perilous predicament into another. His unusually sculptured drawings (familiar to the many devoted fans of the Caldecott-winning The Polar Express and The Garden of Abdul Gasazi) convey the magical transition of a normal house to an exotic jungle. Their jungle adventure game has come to life! Chris Van Allsburg is a master at walking the line between fantasy and reality. One live lion, an erupting volcano, and a dozen destructive monkeys later, the children are no longer bored. When Judy and Peter find a board game in the park, they take it home, hoping to alleviate their boredom. Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Volunteers needed in June! Click here to sign up. ![]()
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