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42nd out of 89 books
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110 voters
Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House #36)
Jack and Annie are off on another Merlin Mission. This time, Merlin has sent them to rescue a beautiful magical creature—the unicorn. But when they land in New York City during the Depression of the 1930s, Jack and Annie are confused. Where will they find a unicorn in a big city?
From the Hardcover edition.
Audio CD, 116 pages
Published
September 26th 2006
by Imagination Studio
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Jack and Annie are about to begin another adventure. This time, Merlin wants them to prove they can use their magic wisely. He is going to send them to real times and real places in history. They always get help from two young sorcerers Teddy and Kathleen. Jack and Annie love climbing into their tree house and getting their next mission. But they must wait for the magical tree house to appear. They hope it’s somewhere fun! Annie rushes in and tells Jack the tree house is back! Jack grabs his ba...more
OK- this book is TOTALLY not for me. This was, obviously, one for the kids. We finished Narnia and are waiting on Percy Jackson to come from the library, so I read this little thing that my mom either bought for the boys or accidentally packed in our stuff... I'm not sure how we came by this book actually.
Turns out, it's #36 in a series. Yikes.
It's an early-chapter book, made for a six or seven or eight year old to be reading on their own, lightly illustrated, and pretty simple and straightfor...more
Turns out, it's #36 in a series. Yikes.
It's an early-chapter book, made for a six or seven or eight year old to be reading on their own, lightly illustrated, and pretty simple and straightfor...more
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Aidan picked this out as his free book from Borders (for reading 10 books). Aidan was pretty absorbed by it. He liked the characters and he really liked trying to guess what would be happening next. It was easy reading for Aidan, and the vocabulary was not above him at all. As an adult reader, I found it OK. While reading this, I *felt* like I was reading a book for children, whereas when I read Dahl, or White, I feel like I am reading true literature. There's just no beauty to the language in t...more
This is a fantastic series. My daughter LOVES these. It combines adventure with real events in history. The series is about a brother and sister team - 8 year old Annie and 9 year old Jack - that discover a magic treehouse that transports them to different places around the globe during different times in history where they have adventures while trying to solve a mystery or find a clue for the owner of the treehouse. They are a lot of fun, and teach some history at the same time.
Jordan McCotter 9-6 January 7, 2012
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Blizzard of the blue moon
Marry Pope Osborn
Realistic Fiction
In edition 26, of the Magic Tree House series, Jack and Annie have to face the cold winter winds of New York in the Great Depression. Merlin gave Jack and Annie a special mission to save a unicorn under a mystical spell. This will not be easy because the Great Depression is in their presence and people are crowding the streets. Jack and Annie have almost no money so it is hard to get t...more
After I read this book I went on to Google and looked up the A train and saw the different lines and that it had stops by Central Park. Then I looked up the Cloisters and saw a picture of the captured unicorn.
It was a great book! The cover of the book is cool too! Oh, I also learned what a blue moon means :)
It was a great book! The cover of the book is cool too! Oh, I also learned what a blue moon means :)
Dec 13, 2012
Alex Jurado
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2nd-quarter-reading-list
I chose this book because as I have mentioned in my other review of the series, I have enjoyed readin Mary Pop Osborne since I was 9 years old. The plot of this book is that Jack and Annie end up in NYC and have to rescue Merlin's unicorn, trapped under a spell under a tapestry at a museum. My favorite quote would have to be, "The wind started to blow. The tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster. Then everything was still," because it has a lot of imagery and creates a strong visua...more
Dec 02, 2009
Jessie Mcelhoe
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
paperback-series
Mary Pope Osborn has created a world with the Magic Tree House series that children can come back to again and again and experience a new adventure with each story. In Blizzard of the Blue Moon Jack and Annie are sent on another quest by Merlin to free a imprisoned unicorn somewhere in New York City in a blizzard during the Great Depression. The cover of the book is very shiny, which will help draw a child’s attention to it. There are a few black and white pictures in the book ever few pages to...more
Exciting and eventful addition to the series.
Jack and Annie embark on their 4th mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely. They are sent to rescue a unicorn who is hidden by a magic spell. He is actually woven into a tapestry in The Cloisters in New York City, so the children go to 1938 NY in the midst of The Great Depression and a blizzard as well.
The children not only have to free the unicorn but they do battle with 2 enchanters who are apprentices of a dark wizard.
One of the b...more
Jack and Annie embark on their 4th mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely. They are sent to rescue a unicorn who is hidden by a magic spell. He is actually woven into a tapestry in The Cloisters in New York City, so the children go to 1938 NY in the midst of The Great Depression and a blizzard as well.
The children not only have to free the unicorn but they do battle with 2 enchanters who are apprentices of a dark wizard.
One of the b...more
Okay before you start wondering why I randomly picked up a Magic Tree House book, allow me to explain. I'm volunteering for this organization called Reading to Kids and I'm assigned to the 4th graders. This book was the selection for me to read at storytime and I wanted to read it before going to volunteer. But in all honesty, I've heard so much about the Magic Tree House series that I've always been curious. Its a bit of a paint by numbers formula kids book, but I can see why its popular.
I read this book and one about Louis Armstrong with my 7-year-old grandson while I was visiting this month. The writer uses a fantasy format to send two children off, via a magic treehouse, on a problem-solving adventure in cities and time periods throughout the world. Through this the reader learns all about the time and place and people in an interesting way. I found them delightful and would recommend them to anyone with elementary children.
I read this story once, a long time ago. And I could not stop thinking about it, of figure out what bok it was. I thought it had been a book called "The Last Unicorn" so i looked and looked. Nothing! The image of the tapestry in the story: a unicorn chained to a fance, kept popping up, both in my head and other places: on my friend's pillow, for example. Then one day, about a week ago, my little brother grabbed all the Magic Tree house books he could find out of the library, and checked them out...more
i liked it, because it tolled me about the unicorn named Daithus and they had to save the unicorn because it would lose its magic unicorn powers. I want to be Anne If I could be someone in the book.The reason I would want to be Anne would be because she has many more things like she has to love the unicorn or otherwise he will lose his powers that is why i will
In this story, Jack and Annie go to New York City. Jack and Annie get followed by Grinda and Balor who are servants of the dark wizard. Grinda and Balor awake Dianthus, the unicorn. Jack and Annie fight over the unicorn with Grinda and Balor. Jack and Annie ride Dianthus in the snow storm. Dianthus makes the snow storm go away.
I really like this book. It was nice to read a book that I liked as a kid. In this book Jack and
Annie are sent on a mission to find a unicorn that is disguised in public. The unicorn is in New York city during the Great Depression. Their mission is made complicated by a blizzard that comes into New York. I would recommend this book to chilren and adults.
Annie are sent on a mission to find a unicorn that is disguised in public. The unicorn is in New York city during the Great Depression. Their mission is made complicated by a blizzard that comes into New York. I would recommend this book to chilren and adults.
Dec 17, 2011
Joan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Magic Tree House fans and historical fiction fans
This was just fun from beginning to end. Annie and Jack head for New York to free a unicorn from a spell and protect it from baddies. Incidentally they save NYC from a horrid blizzard on a blue moon (2nd moon of the month). This was an excellent depiction of the Great Depression for a very young age.
This book is fantastic! One reason I like it is because it has a unicorn in it. The other reason I like it is because it is a Jack and Annie book. I love the name "Annie." The thing that I mostly like is that Jack and Annie go to a museum in Central Park. I really want to go to a park.
Book #36 in the Magic Tree House series. Good book but just wasn't as rich in the plot development as some of the other books we have read. It is set in NYC during the Great Depression but skimmed the surface of history and instead focused on finding a lost unicorn. Good, just not as rich in facts as other books we have read in this series.
My favorite so far. Of course I'm a sucker for a beautiful unicorn, some things never change, I guess. I also lovebthe image of Merlin and Morgan taking off for a drive around New York, too cute. The foreshadowing about the Darj Wizard and his (her?) apprentices was also fun.
I really like how she subtley adds a history lesson into her stories. This book is about New York during the Great Depression. It opened a lot of opportunities to talk about the city itself, some of America's history and historical landmarks.
well, I learnd that Jack and Anne are good siblings. And work together really well. And when Jack lost Anne he usually thought treasure was rare jewels but realized now Anne was the most rarist thing. I really liked that part about it.
The Magic Tree House series helps children learn about places and time periods through magical stories. This particular book had several interesting facts about New York City and the Great Depression.
I read this book with my students. I do like the series. It was a good book for my students. They learned about fantasy vs reality. They also got a very brief look at the Great Depression.
Another great Magic Tree House book. My kids loved it. It makes me want to visit NYC again and visit Central Park, Belvedere Castle, and the Cloisters. Who knew a children's book would get me so interested in travel?
Read with my son (7 years old) for a bedtime read. As usual with the Magic Treehouse series, he was engaged and asking questions. Always a good series to read either by himself or a couple of chapters at bedtime by me to him.
I tried selecting all the MTH books I read as a kid. I read them all. So I gave up at 36 something. My favorite collection in 3rd grade, and now I got my little sister into them! XD
Wow, book 36 of 50 now comes to an end. such a great story, just like the others. This series is like one big story in smaller sections (each book) Even though this book is for younger readers, older readers should try these out too. Give them a read!
I know a lot of kids really love this series, but I didn't end up loving it. From what I've read online about the series, I picked up one of the later books in the series; A Merlin Mission.POssibly if I had picked up one of the first ones, I would've been more satisfied. It was definitely ok and I believe kids would still like it, but I didn't see much appeal in it.
I once again learned something ... but for some reason, I wasn't as wow-ed by this installment of the Magic Tree House series as I was by others.
I rate this five because I love Mary Pope Osbourne books. Even the books that are not Magic Tree House. K.Y.
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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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