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They go on mission to be master librarians. I love this book because it is an adventure book. When Jack gets the book in the library and then the volcano erupts. I recommend this book to people that like to explore. The main character are Jack and Annie. If you want to read this book, then get it. But watch out for the volcano.
It helped that we had read this one (he really liked that one, too--five stars). The cleverness of this has, I'm afraid, spoiled him a little for other chapter books--the formula of and the simple, appealing characters in "Magic Tree House" books make them very easy to digest. My 3-year-old and I have read through "Magic Tree House" #16, and this one got the biggest reaction so far. But of course, for young children, part of the appeal is precisely the formula itself. If you've looked a lot for really readable, entertaining history for small children, as I have, you'll probably agree with me that it's very hard to find. The story definitely seems to be a small cut above the others in terms of suspense and overall interest, but maybe that's just us.Now some comments about the series in general.As we've gone through this series, my son's interest level has if anything increased. This leaves him free to concentrate on the new aspects of the story.
Being acquainted with a formula, and getting many examples of how a longer story works, will I think increase his appreciation for more mature books later on.These books are also true gems because they successfully introduce all sorts of topics and themes that are very difficult to introduce at this very simple reading level. After #16, we read the names of all the titles we had read so far, and then I asked him, "Which one of the books is your favorite." and his response was "I love them all." I noticed, though, that when we were reading the one about Pompeii, he was sitting upright, very engaged, scared for the characters throughout the last few chapters. That isn't a good thing, of course, but it I think in the long run it will do him good. That's a testament to Osborne's skill at keeping her formula fresh. After reading enough of these, the child knows roughly what's going to happen, which alleviates some confusion he might have about what's going on in the book. The notion of being able to introduce some dry topics from history at a level that my 3-year-old can understand, in a very entertaining way--that's just very impressive to me. That Osborne has developed a formula for keeping it constantly interesting is just wonderful.
My 9 yr old son loves the Magic Tree House series. He has also learned various interesting historical facts concerning the book's theme. I've purchased every book and have also pre-ordered books that will be released in Sept. When he's finished with each story, he gives my husband and I an oral book report. According to my son, there are clues throughout the stories and always a moral/lesson at the end of each story. The thing that I find funny is that he has learned that boys AND girls can actually be buddies and it's not creepy.
It's become a great tradition for them, and something they both look forward to. My four year old son is in love with this chapter series. We love that there are so many in the collection. A friend suggested it to us since he seemed ready for a more advanced reading material at bedtime. My husband reads him a chapter every night.sometimes more because they don't want to stop. Start with number 1 and just continue. :)
My daughter could not put this book down once she started reading it. She loves the MAGIC TREE HOUSE series so much.
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