Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!
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Jul 08, 2011
Jeff
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I've been reading the Magic Tree House books with my four-year-old for the past week, and we've really enjoyed them. They have a bit of magic, a bit of excitement, and really interesting settings. They are short enough that we can read an entire book in a single sitting of thirty to forty minutes, and my daughter stays engaged.
That said, they're pretty formulaic. There isn't much action happening. Each book takes Jack and Annie (the brother and sister protagonists) to a diffe More...
That said, they're pretty formulaic. There isn't much action happening. Each book takes Jack and Annie (the brother and sister protagonists) to a diffe More...
May 16, 2011
Logan
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<Maybe it's a rant, but I'm choosing to call it a Public Service Announcment>
If you've read my reviews of Sunset of the Sabertooth and Afternoon on the Amazon, you know my feelings about this series, which I consider to be poorly written and insubstantial in terms of information. After reading a few, I figured I'd go back to well-written books and when Logan could read, he could read all the Magic Tree House books he wanted. But then he found this one at a used-book store and what wi More...
If you've read my reviews of Sunset of the Sabertooth and Afternoon on the Amazon, you know my feelings about this series, which I consider to be poorly written and insubstantial in terms of information. After reading a few, I figured I'd go back to well-written books and when Logan could read, he could read all the Magic Tree House books he wanted. But then he found this one at a used-book store and what wi More...
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Aug 26, 2010
Dallin
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Jul 18, 2010
Sandy
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It was a decent read. It may have probably been best if I started from the beginning of the series as opposed to starting with book #5 but I understood what was going on. Both Jack and Annie are travelers who travel to different places through pictures in books by the use of a Magical tree house that belongs to Morgan Le Fey. In Night of the Ninjas the siblings realize that Morgan needs their help. The magical librarian has left behind an unfinished message for them with clues, they must find fo
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May 03, 2011
Liam
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Mary Pope Osborne, the writer of the famous children's series: The Magic Tree House. Sends Jack and Annie back a few hundred year to the time of the Ninja and the Samurai, in Mid-Asia. The kids where on the side of the Chinese Ninja, and the Japanese Samurai where the enemy. What I liked about this book is the Ninjas, I love the weapons and their art of stealth. This book was full of facts, but it was a little to childish for my liking. These books are also not incredably long. There was not a l
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May 26, 2011
Barbara
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Oct 25, 2010
Andrew
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Oct 04, 2011
Simon
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I never liked ninjas and this story was no exception, even in my young life. While the mysteries of where the tree house came from and how it worked and all the questions that readers wondered about it are all solved in Book 4, this is the start of a new set of adventures involving a mouse.
The mouse is the first of several animals that accompany Jack and Annie on their magical excursions.
The thrill of the riddles and the mystic of the ninjas are what make this a good read, and y More...
The mouse is the first of several animals that accompany Jack and Annie on their magical excursions.
The thrill of the riddles and the mystic of the ninjas are what make this a good read, and y More...
Dec 15, 2011
Wendy
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This is book five of the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne.
Jack and his little sister Annie find a note in the tree house from Morgan. She needs their help. Shes been put under a spell and needs them to find four things to help her.
Jack and Annie find a mouse in the tree house that Annie calls Peanut. So the children see an open book make a wish and end up in ancient Japan. They look out the window and see 2 ninjas headed their way.
My son and I loved adv More...
Jack and his little sister Annie find a note in the tree house from Morgan. She needs their help. Shes been put under a spell and needs them to find four things to help her.
Jack and Annie find a mouse in the tree house that Annie calls Peanut. So the children see an open book make a wish and end up in ancient Japan. They look out the window and see 2 ninjas headed their way.
My son and I loved adv More...
Jan 17, 2011
Mary
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Jack and Annie feel called to the woods near their house and find that the tree house is there, but Morgan is not. A mouse is there and a scrap of paper is there. The paper is from Morgan asking them for help....they need to find 4 things and the first place they go is to Ancient Japan to a time of Samurai and Ninjas. They are taken to the Ninja Master and are given a challenge to get back to their treehouse without the help of the Ninjas, just by following Nature, using Nature and being Nature.
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Feb 18, 2008
Fisher
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I like Ninjas so I liked this book. There is a master ninja in the book.
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Sep 22, 2011
Tristan
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This was the first ever chapter book read by my 6 year-old and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I am also reading it aloud at bedtime for my younger daughter and she is also very much into the story. I am giving it a 3 (I like it!) since I grew up with Bobbsey twins and the Enid Blyton stories and I found those more engaging storywise for the same age group. However, the Magic series is more current than those older books, which is a pro. I wish the library carried more of these titles since they a
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Feb 10, 2008
Justin
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Jack and Annie went to ancient Japan.
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Dec 01, 2008
Heather
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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.
Feb 02, 2012
Brittany
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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.
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Aug 05, 2009
Jodi
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Read this book to my children during a 6 hour car ride at the start of a vacation. Both my son and daughter loved it and begged for me to keep reading because the chapters end in a cliff-hanger. Each book in the series follows the same recipe - Jack and Annie go to the tree house find an open book and then travel to the place in the book. While visiting each place the children face dangers but return safely to the tree house and return home.
May 25, 2011
this is one of the book series of :The Magic Tree House"....the serieswent up to 50 books or morE! these series are one of my first books read! its acctually motivate me to read at the beginning! that of course was when i was 11! now i see my siblings reading it and it brings me back to those pasttimes where it was read by me! i recomend to all parents or sisters and brother to let ur little ones read those series where it can embrace thier imagination and motivate them to read! cuz it is a
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Jul 02, 2011
Leeldoo
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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. This was not my son's favorite, maybe not enough interest in the subject perhaps, but he did like the mouse's part of the story. Books 5-8 are part of the same story arc.
Nov 03, 2010
Sarah
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Earlier in the year when I was part of the Read Your Own Book Challenge, I read through my son's collection of The Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne. He has the first eight and a couple other ones from later points in the series.
Night of the Ninjas is the fifth in the series. Jack and Annie have discovered the identity of the owner of the treehouse. She now has sent them back to Japan on a quest to help her gather the first part of a magic spell. They must do it by learning t More...
Night of the Ninjas is the fifth in the series. Jack and Annie have discovered the identity of the owner of the treehouse. She now has sent them back to Japan on a quest to help her gather the first part of a magic spell. They must do it by learning t More...
Jun 05, 2011
Karen
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I made the mistake of assuming that these books don't have to be read in order so I grabbed a couple off the shelf without looking at their numbers. While my kids didn't seem to care, I might have to read the first four just to figure out how we got where we are and pick up the next few since it appears this particular story line continues into the next book(s).
Feb 02, 2011
Nicole
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I really liked 99% of this one. But then end I didn't like. The other stories in the series, always end a bit better when Jack and Annie are retrieving items for Morgan. But this one, you could argue that the three things they learned plus the item they got were the four things, and not four things spread out over the next 4 novels.
Nov 02, 2009
Karen
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I must be getting bored of these. Plus, Annabelle and I read it this afternoon, and afternoon reading ALWAYS makes me sleepy! She listened quietly the whole way through. I asked her if she liked it. She said she did. But we had no further discussion so I have no idea what she caught of the story, if any!
Nov 05, 2010
Pamela
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"The ninjas help Jack and Annie to use nature, be nature, and follow nature. My favorite part was when jack and Annie were pretending to be a mouse and could actually be like one, just like when pretending to be a rock they could be one." -E
"I want to figure out how the ninjas got the moonstone." -Z
"I want to figure out how the ninjas got the moonstone." -Z
Apr 12, 2011
Nicole
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Josh just finished listening to books 1-8 in this series on CD and loved them. And I loved that he was so involved in a good story, with no pictures to speak of. He would just lie on my bed and listen to them for as long as I would let him. I would highly recommend this whole series.
Feb 22, 2011
Lotus
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I like this book because Jack and Annie went to save Morgan and they went to Japan. There they met a ninga and in the end the chief gave them a very pretty moonstone to help them save Morgan. I think this book is suitable for boys and girls, be sure to look out for the next Magic Tree House book!
Feb 12, 2009
Gavin
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These books (The Magic Tree House Series) are ideal for about 5 - 8 year olds. They're full of illustrations and basic facts about the period to which Jack and Annie get transported.
Japan is the venue for this jaunt of the two kids and they meet Ninjas and Samurais. Which are friendly?
Japan is the venue for this jaunt of the two kids and they meet Ninjas and Samurais. Which are friendly?
Jul 30, 2010
Ebono1
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Amazing novel book series! children get to use their imaginations as you read each word. They get to go on the adventures with Jack and Annie to different around the world and through time. I read these books at story time which gives children the chance to take part in book sharing!
Sep 01, 2009
Sam
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The tree house is back--but where is the enchantress Morgan le Fay? The search for her begins as Jack and Annie are transported back to ancient Japan, where they find themselves in the cave of a ninja master. Will the evil samurai warriors get to Jack and Annie before they can learn the secrets of the ninjas?
Oct 26, 2010
Acton
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Saskia - I liked this book because Jack and Annie went to a ninja place and met some ninjas. The ninjas took them to their house and at the end the ninjas gave them a stone and a mouse and they called the mouse Peanut.
Sam - I read this book too in February 2010. I also give it four stars.
Chris - I read this book in June 2010. I read this book because on the cover it looked really cool because it showed Jack and Annie meeting ninjas. Also, I had already read Magic Tree More...
Sam - I read this book too in February 2010. I also give it four stars.
Chris - I read this book in June 2010. I read this book because on the cover it looked really cool because it showed Jack and Annie meeting ninjas. Also, I had already read Magic Tree More...
