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Author:Mary Pope Osborne Binding: Paperback Published: 2001-05-29 ISBN: 0375813659 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
"We like the stories, but the grammar gives this teacher-mom a serious headache!"
"Love these Books!!!!!!!"
"Great Read Aloud for young kids (4+) that teaches history"
"mixed feelings"
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Get ready for a world of adventure with the first four titles in the beloved Magic Tree House series! Jack and his little sister Annie are just two regular kids from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. Then they discover a mysterious tree house packed with all sorts of books...and their lives are never the same! Soon they are traveling through time and space in the magic tree house and having amazing adventures. Whether it's watching baby dinosaurs hatch, finding a secret passage in a castle, helping a ghost queen in an Egyptian pyramid, or finding pirate treasure readers won't want to miss a single story!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
We like the stories, but the grammar gives this teacher-mom a serious headache! Pros: Fine for read aloud. Exciting stories for young (K-1st) grade children who are ready for chapter books. Cons: Serious grammar and usage problems that may rub off on the children's own writing. Poorly-developed plotlines with not enough "meat" for the age level of children they are meant to target. I have used these books as read-aloud for my two children. Currently I am reading them aloud at nighttime to our daughter, age six. Our daughter reads on a second-grade level, however, and has... more info
Love these Books!!!!!!! This is an excellent series to interest struggling readers in beginning chapter books. The series also has an educator's activity guide that is helpful.
Great Read Aloud for young kids (4+) that teaches history The Magic Tree House series is a great stepping stone between picture books and chapter books. Most books written for a pre-k listening level take place in a realistic setting, like school. Not so with the magic tree house, it takes Jack and Anne throughout time and space: from the time of the dinosaurs to the future when men have colonized the moon. The books are exciting to read: Jack and Anne are often in real danger, though you know they will always make it back home. These books are also available in... more info
mixed feelings I have mixed feelings about this series. My children (boys 5 & 3) love the books. They are easy enough for the younger one to follow, but exciting enough that the older one isn't bored. My biggest problem with them is the grammar. I would never let my children read these books themselves because I would never want them to think that the writing is correct. Luckily, by reading them aloud I can correct the mistakes without them even realizing it. Seriously though, the grammar is so poor that had not all... more info
