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Buffalo Before Breakfast (La Cabane Magique #18)
Hello, buffalo!
That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they meet a Lakota boy who shows them how to hunt buffalo. But something goes wrong! Now they need to stop a thousand buffalo from stampeding!
That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they meet a Lakota boy who shows them how to hunt buffalo. But something goes wrong! Now they need to stop a thousand buffalo from stampeding!
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
June 15th 2010
by Random House for Young Readers
(first published May 1st 1999)
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Jack and Annie are on another mission only this time, it isn't like the rest. Teddy, a little dog, has a spell on them and they have to undo it. Morgan La Fey leaves a note in the treehouse on what they need to do. Jack and Annie end up back in time when the buffalo roam the land. They find a tribe that welcomes them. Black Hawk, who's the same age as Jack and Annie, tries to help out the siblings with their mission. Will Black Hawk, Jack, and Annie find out the answers to this riddle? Pick up t...more
This book is part of a series and in this one, Annie and Jack must help a dog who is under a spell. They go up to their magic tree house and wish themselves to a prairie called the Great Plains where they learn about the Lakota Tribe of Native Americans. This book fits into the magical fantasy category since the kids wish themselves to different places throughout this series of books called the “Magic Tree House” with plots for each book and the same two protagonists in each book with new advent...more
Jack and Annie are on a set of missions to help a little dog Annie has named Teddy to escape from an enchantment. This book is the 2nd of 4 missions, and in each one they must collect a gift.
In book 17, they got a watch from some children on board the Titanic. Now they are sent to the Great Plains before the buffalo herds were hunted and killed by white settlers and U. S. soldiers. They meet a young Lakota boy named Black Hawk. He takes them to his village where they observe life and meet his gr...more
In book 17, they got a watch from some children on board the Titanic. Now they are sent to the Great Plains before the buffalo herds were hunted and killed by white settlers and U. S. soldiers. They meet a young Lakota boy named Black Hawk. He takes them to his village where they observe life and meet his gr...more
I remember reading the Magic Treehouse series during Middle School, and they were always entertaining. I loved how they went all around the world, all throughout history, and you learned about different places and time periods as you followed your favorite characters through wonderful adventures. It was really cool. I recommend these books to your little adventurer. They are sure to not disappoint.
Do it! Read the book, because who knows what new world one might fall into? What interesting chara...more
Do it! Read the book, because who knows what new world one might fall into? What interesting chara...more
3.5 stars
Lots of good information in this one. Jack and Annie go back in time and spend a day with some Lakota indians. Jack's trusty research book had some great facts to share about the Indians, but they also spent some time with an Indian "grandmother" who taught them some fascinating things about their beliefs and way of life.
The adventure with the buffalo was improbable and somewhat worrisome. I grew up not far from Yellowstone National Park, and we'd visit at least once a year. So perhaps...more
Lots of good information in this one. Jack and Annie go back in time and spend a day with some Lakota indians. Jack's trusty research book had some great facts to share about the Indians, but they also spent some time with an Indian "grandmother" who taught them some fascinating things about their beliefs and way of life.
The adventure with the buffalo was improbable and somewhat worrisome. I grew up not far from Yellowstone National Park, and we'd visit at least once a year. So perhaps...more
I generally didn't enjoy the setting of this story, because I always had found the Indians to be strange and different. I did however find that this story, above all the others really took me away and put me there. I could smell the air and see the fields of wheat and barley float and swim across the expanse of golden brown.
The sky was clear and blue, the sun was warm and cold at the same time in that dreamlike way. This book was able to make the experience real for me and I really enjoyed it....more
The sky was clear and blue, the sun was warm and cold at the same time in that dreamlike way. This book was able to make the experience real for me and I really enjoyed it....more
Aug 17, 2012
Heather
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4 of 5 stars
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Some people bemoan the formulaic style of these books. My kids, at 7 and 9, are starting to outgrow them, but still enjoy the adventurous stories set in different historical periods and places. This series was often the first introduction to a time period for my daughter when we listened to the audiobooks when she was 5. She was able to remember details and put information from these stories together with history studies. That makes reading these books very worthwhile. Spoiler alert: I think th...more
-RANDOM HOUSE,MAGIC TREE HOUSE,level 2.5
-Time:10/21=90minutes
-7-word summary:Lakota-grandmother-buffalo-hunt-learn-woman-spirit
-Discussion questions:
1.In this story, wild animals appeared. Have you ever seen wild animals in your hometown?
-Actually I don't remember. However my father have seen foxes and deers in my hometown.
2.The main characters like their grandmothers. Do you like your grandparents?
-Yes. My grandmother is very kind of me. She sometimes makes something for me. I like what she mak...more
-Time:10/21=90minutes
-7-word summary:Lakota-grandmother-buffalo-hunt-learn-woman-spirit
-Discussion questions:
1.In this story, wild animals appeared. Have you ever seen wild animals in your hometown?
-Actually I don't remember. However my father have seen foxes and deers in my hometown.
2.The main characters like their grandmothers. Do you like your grandparents?
-Yes. My grandmother is very kind of me. She sometimes makes something for me. I like what she mak...more
In Buffalo Before Breakfast Jack and Annie are sent to a Lakota village where they must earn a gift of courage to help Arthur in Camelot.
Jack and Annie have to tread carefully when making contact with the Lakota villagers. The rely on Morgan's book for how to introduce themselves and how act respectfully and bravely. They meet a boy of similar age who lives with his grandmother.
Together Jack, Annie and the Lakota boy go hunting for bison. The learn an important lesson about the difference betwee...more
Jack and Annie have to tread carefully when making contact with the Lakota villagers. The rely on Morgan's book for how to introduce themselves and how act respectfully and bravely. They meet a boy of similar age who lives with his grandmother.
Together Jack, Annie and the Lakota boy go hunting for bison. The learn an important lesson about the difference betwee...more
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A little girl at the library was so excited when I showed her where these books were. I thought, "I have never read a Magic Tree House book." I picked one out and I can see why they are so popular with the kids. I picked one out I thought I would enjoy and it was a nice story about the Lakota Sioux tribe and the extermination of the buffalo and by doing that basically exterminating the Sioux and their way of life. Some illustrations and of course the cute little Westie in the story was a plus fo...more
My generic review for the Magic Tree House books -
We've loved them all so far. They are fun, easy to read and contain quite a bit of historical information. We use them as read-alouds, but most elementary/middle school kids could read them on their own.
It does have a touch of 'girl power' at the expense of making the brother seem a little dumb. That kinda bugs. But it's not obvious and my boys haven't noticed. They think Jack is just as cool as his sister.
We've loved them all so far. They are fun, easy to read and contain quite a bit of historical information. We use them as read-alouds, but most elementary/middle school kids could read them on their own.
It does have a touch of 'girl power' at the expense of making the brother seem a little dumb. That kinda bugs. But it's not obvious and my boys haven't noticed. They think Jack is just as cool as his sister.
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Not to be punny, but this one had quite a nice spirit. It's told in a way they really makes the history come alive, like so many of Osborne's books. It's dowan't feel like dry facts, but like a visit with real people. It's also a lovely lengend that most people would not experience otherwise. And a great lesson - everything is related.
Oh, and did you notice that Teddy looks a lot like one of Ms. Osborne's dogs? Check out her profile pic here on Goodreads.
Oh, and did you notice that Teddy looks a lot like one of Ms. Osborne's dogs? Check out her profile pic here on Goodreads.
time 60minte
7words children/dog/magic/hunt/buffalo/back/medicine
qestion
1,If you can use magic, what do you want to do?
I want to fly or go to many place.
2,Have you been to Australia?
No, I want to go there. I wii go to Australia for next year.
I wsa enjoy to read this book. If I can use magic, I am enjoying in my life. This book is helpful to make good idea. There are some series about this book. I want to read another series.
7words children/dog/magic/hunt/buffalo/back/medicine
qestion
1,If you can use magic, what do you want to do?
I want to fly or go to many place.
2,Have you been to Australia?
No, I want to go there. I wii go to Australia for next year.
I wsa enjoy to read this book. If I can use magic, I am enjoying in my life. This book is helpful to make good idea. There are some series about this book. I want to read another series.
Jack and his little sister Annie are two regular kids from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania... until they discover a mysterious tree house full of all sorts of books. From that point on their lives will never be the same again! They soon go on amazing adventures (plus children are learning bits of history and most don't realize it) as they travel through time with the help of the magic tree house. The chapters are short with pictures every few pages, making these books perfect for the beginning reader....more
I liked this book because you learn lots of facts about the South West of the USA. The story was interesting and exciting. I learnt that the Native American Indians believe in lots of spirits and that a buffalo can weigh 2000 pounds and stand six feet high. They lived on the Great Plains and at one time there were 4 million of them and then one hundred years later there were only three hundred buffalo left.
In this book, I thought it was really fun because Jack and Annie found this tree house ( in book number one) and they've been traveling around the world helping their friend, Morgan le Fay. She travels around the world collecting books on space, history, etc. I like how Black Hawk met Jack and Annie. In part of the book, there's these buffaloes that start to chase them, but then The White Buffalo woman comes and appears out of nowhere, holds out her hand and the buffaloes stop. I really like thi...more
Jack and Annie go back to the time of the Lakota Sioux and learn how they only take what they need and follow the Bison as they move across the prairies. They meet a young Lakota boy who takes them to see the Bison. But he gets cocky and startles the Bison and they start to stampede. Jack saves him and Annie calms them with the help of White Buffalo Woman (possibly Teddy the dog in a new form). The grandmother of the boy gives them their next gift to take back with them.
My 4 yo and I are enjoying these short early chapter books. There is just enough adventure and danger to make a good story he can follow, as well as enough for me to enjoy. The bonus is these are "edutainment," so we both learn a few new facts. There are a few facts gleaned about the Lakota people and a little about the "white Woman" legend. This book is book 3 in a 4 part story arc.
This is book #2 in a four book mini-series where Jack and Annie have to receive four gifts in order to take the spell off of Teddy the dog. This time they go back to the Great Plains, to a time where the Lakota Indians hunted buffalo. It was a slow paced book, especially compared to some of the others, but it provided an interesting look at a time before the white man took over the Plains.
Great book! Fascinating facts in this one. Sad, too. I would recommend reading the other books before this, as I've found it's interesting for my children to read chronologically. There is enough explained though that one wouldn't be lost reading it out of order. A great book for young children. Mine both love this series. They are 5 and 8.
i don't get it. there's about 400 titles in this series, i've only read four but...
one major turn off is the use of Magic solving things. kids don't need that. and what's w/Arthur's half-blood sister as a hero? and a librarian? maybe mordred is selling amway or crystals.
one major turn off is the use of Magic solving things. kids don't need that. and what's w/Arthur's half-blood sister as a hero? and a librarian? maybe mordred is selling amway or crystals.
Another fun adventure with Jack and Annie. This time out they find themselves on the Great Plains in the early 19th century. Includes allusions to the Native American genocide and the near extinction of the American bison.
They met Indians and one of the Indians showed them the buffalo and he tried to kill it but it charged at him and then Annie went out to find it and the buffalo woman came and helped her calm down the buffalos
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I read this book as a kid so I really had to put that I read this book. One of my favorites. Great for kids (:
Mary Pope Osborne is one of my childhood favorite authors. I use to always go to the library every week to grab all of her books to catch up and try and read them all.
Mary Pope Osborne is one of my childhood favorite authors. I use to always go to the library every week to grab all of her books to catch up and try and read them all.
a great collection of stories for the early reader inspires independance
two young siblings find a magic tree house that suddenly transports them to times of the plains indians and bufflao hunts
two young siblings find a magic tree house that suddenly transports them to times of the plains indians and bufflao hunts
Oct 27, 2010
Hunter
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3 of 5 stars
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This book is good if you want an easy read. It ia about these two kids who go on all these journeys. In this one they visit an indian tribe. During ther adventure they go on a buffalo hunt. They never get a buffloa but see thousands. Then they visit the chief and he gives them a present. To find out what the present is you got to read it.
Aug 24, 2012
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Title: Buffalo Before Breakfast
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Series: Magic Tree House #18
Rating: ★★★
Summary: Hello, buffalo! That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they meet a Lakota boy who shows them how to hunt buffalo. But something goes wrong! Now they need to stop a thousand buffalo from stampeding!
Review: Hunting buffalo and running through tall grass and rolling plains.
Things I Loved:...more
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Series: Magic Tree House #18
Rating: ★★★
Summary: Hello, buffalo! That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they meet a Lakota boy who shows them how to hunt buffalo. But something goes wrong! Now they need to stop a thousand buffalo from stampeding!
Review: Hunting buffalo and running through tall grass and rolling plains.
Things I Loved:...more
Sean thought this a little mediocre, but still had it read to him in one sitting. Jack and Annie learn a little Red Indian lore, mostly concerning the late, lamented buffalo.
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Mary Pope Osborne has channeled a lifelong love of exploration and travel into one of the most popular children’s book series of the past two decades. With her fantastic Magic Tree House series, Mary Pope Osborne keeps the good times rolling for kids all over the world.
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