Author:Mary Pope Osborne Binding: Hardcover Published: 2008-09-23 ISBN: 0375837337 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
"Blends magic and science in another satisfying Magic Treehouse saga"
"Stories for Children Magazine 5 Star Review"
"magic tree house #40"
"Excellent New Addition to the Series or Standalone Children's Book"
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JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness--secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven't visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure . . . Jack and Annie are about to find out!
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Blends magic and science in another satisfying Magic Treehouse saga #40 in the Magic Treehouse 'Merlin Mission' series provides a rhyme immersing Jack and Annie in a mission to find the fourth secret of happiness for Merlin the magician. The magic tree house here takes them to Antarctica, where they meet scientists and reporters in modern times. How can they search for ancient artifacts in a modern setting? A delightful fantasy blends magic and science in another satisfying Magic Treehouse saga.
Stories for Children Magazine 5 Star Review REVIEWED BY: Wayne S. Walker (BN) The "Magic Tree House" book #40 is now out. Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, PA, are taken by Morgan Le Fay's magic tree house to Antarctica to find the fourth secret of happiness and help Merlin get better. They encounter lots of snow, an angry petrel trying to attack a young penguin, researchers at McMurdo Station, the volcanic activity of Mt. Erebus, dangerous crevasses in the ice, and, of course, penguins. But will they locate the secret and be able to return to... more info
magic tree house #40 I ordered this book for my Grandson. He loves MagicTree House Books. The price was good and it came very fast.
Excellent New Addition to the Series or Standalone Children's Book I have read many of the Magic Treehouse books while recently "studying" for my 6-year old's Magic Treehouse Birthday Party. She really loves this series, reads them ravenously, and plays "Jack and Annie" constantly with her friends. I read around 15 of them, up until now the first part of the series (this is my first of the Merlin Missions), and have found the books to be cute, quick and entertaining. I have never found anything in them that concerns me for my daughter to be reading, which is more than... more info
