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Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House #35)
Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a 100 years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the 1889 World’s Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world. B...more
Hardcover, 111 pages
Published
March 14th 2006
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published 2006)
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I have to give this one 5 stars. Annie and Jack are on a mission to find the four "new" magicians. They go back to the 1889 Paris World's Fair. The first magician they have to find is the magician of sound who can throw a voice 1,000 miles. This turns out to be Alexander Graham Bell. The next three magicians follow suit, and the reader gets to learn all about these "magical" turn-of-the-century inventions and inventors that changed the world. It was great! And really exciting! We have to start r...more
Jack and Annie are at it again! This time the duo must find the evil sorcerer who is trying to steal secrets from The Magician of Sound whose “voice can be heard for a thousand miles”, The Magician of Light whose “fires glow, but they do not burn”, The Magician of the Invisible who “battles deadly enemies no one can see” and The Magician of Iron who “bends the metals of earth and triumphs over the wind” (p. 6-7). Jack and Annie find themselves pushed for time as they travel back over a hundred y...more
This book is about the time when Jack and Annie visit France and they need to find these mysterious magicains for Merlin as a mission. It was tricky and difficult at first but later on they have noticed that the magicains are the special people who invented different inventions based on real magic and knoledge of their own. They start off at the worl fair in 1889, the world fair is always located underneath the Eiffel Tower. The world fair is when thousands of different people around the world c...more
My 7-year-old daughter is way into the Magic Tree House series, so I decided to read one. I had my hopes up, since the last series I got into, through her, was Junie B. Jones, and I LOVE Junie B.
However, the Magic Tree House doesn't have much magic, unfortunately. I guess it's just been too long since I liked books without engaging plot lines or characters or descriptions or action. The whole of the book was disappointing.
Partway through the book I thought, "Probably about right here is where a...more
However, the Magic Tree House doesn't have much magic, unfortunately. I guess it's just been too long since I liked books without engaging plot lines or characters or descriptions or action. The whole of the book was disappointing.
Partway through the book I thought, "Probably about right here is where a...more
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Night of the New Magicians
Mary Pope Osborne has lit the imagination of so many grade schoolers with her fantastical adventures in the Magic Tree House Series. Night of the New Magicians is number thirty-five in the series and brings main characters, Jack and Annie, to Paris, France for the 1889 World’s Fair. This period of time was ripe with so many new inventions, machines, and scientific discoveries that any child would marvel over their origins and encounters with scientists like Thomas Alva...more
Mary Pope Osborne has lit the imagination of so many grade schoolers with her fantastical adventures in the Magic Tree House Series. Night of the New Magicians is number thirty-five in the series and brings main characters, Jack and Annie, to Paris, France for the 1889 World’s Fair. This period of time was ripe with so many new inventions, machines, and scientific discoveries that any child would marvel over their origins and encounters with scientists like Thomas Alva...more
I was underwhelmed by the earlier books in this series, but the "Merlin" books have a little more plot than their predecessors. Jack and Annie remain totally flat characters, but surprisingly, Thomas Alva Edison kind of comes to life.
We listened to the CD AND read this one! Love the intro to inventors.
{my generic MTH reveiew}
Miles is now fully into this series, wanting to buy them all from our used book store. We're reading out of order, but it doesn't matter.
This is a fun series about a brother & sister who discover a magic tree house in the woods near their home. Inside the tree house are hundreds of books. When they look at a book, it literally takes them on fantastic journeys around the world and through time. Their...more
{my generic MTH reveiew}
Miles is now fully into this series, wanting to buy them all from our used book store. We're reading out of order, but it doesn't matter.
This is a fun series about a brother & sister who discover a magic tree house in the woods near their home. Inside the tree house are hundreds of books. When they look at a book, it literally takes them on fantastic journeys around the world and through time. Their...more
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it was about when anni and jack go on this mission but the mission is in paris. Their mission is to get the four magitions of iron,fire,wind,andsaving peoples lives and lear their secrets before the evil sorcorer. They tride to find them but they were gone. The evil sorcorer gave them an ivitation to meat him at the Ifil Tower so he can learn their secrets. Jack and Anni were at the Ifil Tower but the elevators were down so they had to climb 1,563 stairs. they finaly made it to the top and reali...more
Night of the magicians was very cool cause you never no what will happen next its a no brainer I couldent put it down. And wraght win you think you figured it out a completly new thing,sighn,or objective comes out. You would be serprised on how shocking it is it's like your under a spell and you just dont want to put it down i even missed dinner cause i did'nt want to stop reading it and my eyes got dry cause i had not looked up for a long time . I took that book every where I went even to the m...more
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I'm reading this one with my 6 year old son , or more acurately he's reading it to me. I adore how the author mixes historical figures and events with fantasty an adventerous curious children. Keeps my son thoroughly engaged from begining to end....as he's reading chapter four tonight he points out that Thomas Edison in the story is the same person he watched a movie about last year in 1st grade and that he invited the light bulb. I love watching the pure joy of learning that shines in his eyes...more
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
While I realize it may not be practical, I desperately wanted Osborne to explore the "magicians" Eiffel, Edison, Pasteur, and Bell in more depth as individuals. While a good introduction to these gentlemen and their accomplishments, I would have preferred for our protagonists, Jack and Annie, to meet them one by one. Still, an acceptable way for young readers to be introduced to these scientists and their "magic".
Another great volume in the Magic Tree House series. In this adventure, Jack and Annie visit the 1889 World's Fair. Merlin has given them a mission to save four "magicians" from an evil sorceror. But instead of magicians, they find themselves meeting incredible scientists such as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. I enjoyed the theme of moving from a world of magic and superstition to a world of science.
I've been trying to check out the books in order, but when my son is at the library he picks the ones he feels have interesting covers:) I like these later Magic Tree House books with Merlin better. They seem a little longer and therefore there is more to the story. The stories always give children a glimpse into history, but I enjoyed how this book incorporated science by including real inventors.
This was an interesting installment in the "Merlin Missions" mini-series of the Magic Tree House books. Jack and Annie travel back in time to Paris and the 1889 World's Fair. Their mission takes them on a journey to meet Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Alva Edison, Gustave Eiffel and Dr. Louis Pasteur. Though fictional, this story brings together some of the brightest scientific minds of that time and highlights the brilliance, hard work and ingenuity that led to the technological innovations then...more
Jack and Annie travel,in their Magic Tree House, back in time to 1889 to the World's Fair in Paris France. They have to warn four new magician's about and evil sorcerer's plan to steal their secrets. Will they make it in time? And who are these mysterious new magicians?
A great way to teach young children about history while at the same time making it fun to learn!!
I have loved Magic Tree House books and Mary Pope Osborne for along time!!
A great way to teach young children about history while at the same time making it fun to learn!!
I have loved Magic Tree House books and Mary Pope Osborne for along time!!
Melanie read this and then said, "You should read this, Mom. I think you'd like it." It's the first time she's recommended a book to me, so of course I jumped right in. Afterall, there's a picture of the Eiffel Tower on it. And wouldn't you know, I learned some things from this book. A well written story with just the right blend of reality and magic. Melanie was right!
My 7-year-old loves the Magic Tree House series, which she started reading in Kindergarten. This has been one of my favorites in the series - a little science, history, and adventure all wrapped up in a Jack and Annie adventure. I particularly enjoyed the secrets of the magicians at the end: hard work, and not giving up at the face of challenges is what's important.
# 35 in the Magic Tree House series and in this book Jack and Annie go to Paris, France during the 1889 World's Fair to meet Lois Pasteur, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Gustave Eiffel! I really liked this book! I never knew that Gustave Eiffel had an apartment in the Eiffel Tower and lived there - how cool is that for an address!
It's been great reading these books to my girls, they love the easy to follow stories. I like how she tries to bridge the fantasy of magic with the real world. It was great to have some of the great advice of men like Thomas Edison and Louis Pasteur in these books, helping me as a parent to teach these important principles to my kids.
Almost to the end of this series now and will be sad when it's over for sure. This is book 35 of a 50 book series. Although some would find this to be a silly read because it is geared towards the younger readers, don't let that stop you from enjoying this series. As an adult reader, I am highly enjoying it and cannot wait to read the next one. Give this series a read!
The Eiffel tower had 1562 steps. There was a lady and boy and they let jack and Annie borrow their bike because the wanted to get to the Eiffel tower faster. They used one of their magic rhymes to get there faster and it flew there. They parked the bike under the Eiffel tower. They learned the magicians secret.
They had to pedal on this two-personed bike all the way to the Eiffel Tower to help these scientists because there was this man in a cloak who was peculiar that thought they were magicians. They had to walk up the 203 stairs and when they got to the top they met that man in the cloak and it was Merlin.
Pasteur discovered invisible infections.
Bell invented the telephone.
Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower and wind can't blow it down because there are open spaces.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
They were all in Paris for the World's Fair.
Bell invented the telephone.
Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower and wind can't blow it down because there are open spaces.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
They were all in Paris for the World's Fair.
My favorite part was when Merlin showed up.I liked it because Annie and Jack couldn't say any thing when they met the wizards. They did not know what to say. I had to give this five stars because I could not wait to see what happened at the end of the book.
My 2nd graders just finished this book for a book report so I decided to read it in case he had any questions.
Night of the New Magicians blends history with magic in a way that will keep kids interested and entertained.
Night of the New Magicians blends history with magic in a way that will keep kids interested and entertained.
This book was okay which is kind of sad because if this is what the kids have to read it's no wonder they have no interest. Now I have to help write a report on it.
Not my favorite MTH title, but a good overview of some influential inventors in history. Also, lovely description of Paris during the World's Fair.
My two youngest boys are on a Magic Tree House kick again. What I liked about this one: the quotes from the different inventors, and the application of them in the adventure.
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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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