Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!
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Jan 17, 2011
Jill
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I estimated that it would take me 30 minutes to read this... that was a bit generous. I think it took me thirty minutes to clean the whole bathroom AND read this, haha! But it is written for a 7-year-old so perhaps that is why.
My sister-in-law, who is a big garage-saler, picked up about 10 of these Magic Tree House books for my classroom. I haven't read any of them, but I figured I might have some extra time in third grade this week, so I pre-read this bad boy. It is about the Ice Ag More...
My sister-in-law, who is a big garage-saler, picked up about 10 of these Magic Tree House books for my classroom. I haven't read any of them, but I figured I might have some extra time in third grade this week, so I pre-read this bad boy. It is about the Ice Ag More...
Oct 04, 2011
Simon
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This book made me cold. The icy description of the landscapes and the howls of the wind blowing through made it very chilly. Not to even mention the fact that Jack and Annie were wearing their wet bathing suits, talk about cold!
Jack kept mentioning the possibility of freezing to death if they didn't find warmer clothes, and as a kid you roll that off as an expression. But reading this as an older, more logical thinker, I began to realize how dangerous and awesome these magical adventu More...
Jack kept mentioning the possibility of freezing to death if they didn't find warmer clothes, and as a kid you roll that off as an expression. But reading this as an older, more logical thinker, I began to realize how dangerous and awesome these magical adventu More...
Dec 18, 2011
Wendy
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This was book seven of the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne.
Jack and his little sister Annie head back to the treehouse. They see an open book and know thats the book that will take them on their next adventure. Before Jack can stop her Annie makes the wish. They are unprepared! The book is about the Ice Age and they are wearing bathing suits.
Once they arrive they find a cave in hopes of finding warmth and clothing. Instead they are in a cave of a great cave bear!
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Jack and his little sister Annie head back to the treehouse. They see an open book and know thats the book that will take them on their next adventure. Before Jack can stop her Annie makes the wish. They are unprepared! The book is about the Ice Age and they are wearing bathing suits.
Once they arrive they find a cave in hopes of finding warmth and clothing. Instead they are in a cave of a great cave bear!
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Jan 17, 2011
Mary
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Jack and Annie are coming back from their swimming lesson and go into the woods and to the treehouse. They are guided to the time of sabertooth tigers. While they are there they stumble into a few caves. In one cave, they come close to a bear. The next cave, they find some coats made of reindeer skins. They borrow the coats and then when they are running from a sabertooth tiger while looking for the mouse (called Peanut) they fall into a trap. The man dressed in skins help them out of the trap a
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Mar 01, 2011
Lynn
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Read this to my son, and he thought it was amazing. He loved hearing about the sabertooth tiger and Jack & Annie's adventure in the Ice Age. I found it to be a very pleasant book to read out loud to him. It was a very good length for a morning or afternoon read. As a bedtime book, you can read as many chapters as you feel comfortable. This particular book has 10 chapters and a total of 68 pages. This book does include some illustrations in the chapters. If you have a new reader or are just begin
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Jun 28, 2010
Becky
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Jack and Annie take another fear-filled trip with Peanut the mouse. This time, they end-up in the prehistoric ice-age and come face-to-face with a saber-tooth tiger! They fall into a pit dug by cro-magnun people and only manage to get out with the help of a sorcerer wearing an owl-mask and a wooly mammoth. The sorcerer disappears soon-after, but the mammoth sticks around to escort them back to their time-traveling treehouse. Once again, clever thinking, the book that Jack carries in his back
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Jun 01, 2010
Nicole
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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 adventures are missions for Morgan le Fay, the Magical Librarian of Camelot.
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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 adventures are missions for Morgan le Fay, the Magical Librarian of Camelot.
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Jan 14, 2012
Jonathan
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My favorite part of the book is when Annie convinces Jack to wear their bathing suites to the ice age. They almost freeze at the ice age. Then they find a cave in the mountains and that's where they find coats made from rain deer skin. At the end, Annie and Jack get on a woolly mammoth and it takes them to the tree house. A Sabertooth tiger was circling the tree. Then the tiger was looking down and showing his sharp teeth. Then Jack gets out his flute and he hypnotizes the Sabertooth tiger
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May 15, 2011
Logan
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Sigh. Can I just say that as a parent, I loathe these books? I mean really. I kept hearing about how great they were and I found a bunch at Goodwill, so I bought them. But after reading about 3 of them aloud, I started hiding the rest so that Logan can read them by himself when he learns to read because I can't read any more myself without inserting derogatory comment. Yes, they do spoonfeed a smattering of historical detail, but for me, it's not enough to have to wade through the repetitive dia
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Aug 25, 2009
Jodi
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Another Magic Tree House book where Jack and Annie travel to the Ice Age. I learned something in this book too - people during this time are known as Cro-Magnons. An odd fact I can surely pull out during intellectual conversation with other SAHMs! : ) Cute series and interesting to both boys and girls.
Emily (6 1/2 years): It was good because of the wooly mammoth. Read it and find out about cave men.
Robbie (5 years old): I liked the saber-toothed tiger because he was ex
Emily (6 1/2 years): It was good because of the wooly mammoth. Read it and find out about cave men.
Robbie (5 years old): I liked the saber-toothed tiger because he was ex
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.
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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. My sons talked of sabertooths and mammoths for a week after we read this book-- great read! Also check out the non-fiction companion book Sabertooths and the Ice Age by the same author.
Feb 22, 2011
Janice
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Jack and Annie travel back through time to collect an item that begins with an M to help Morgan Le Fey, the magical librarian. An animal sorcerer saves them from a pit trap and gives them his mammoth bone flute. They then ride a mammoth back to the treehouse and encounter a sabertooth tiger. Jack uses the flute to drive the tiger away.
Jun 05, 2009
Kirei
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This is a little like Clan of The Cave Bear for little kids. LOL Jack and Annie go back in time to the Ice Age and see Cro-Magnons, animals, and cave paintings.
One thing I didn't like is that Jack and Annie ride on the back of a mammoth. I don't think that was possible??? Maybe it was magic....Whoooooo!
One thing I didn't like is that Jack and Annie ride on the back of a mammoth. I don't think that was possible??? Maybe it was magic....Whoooooo!
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Sep 16, 2010
Sarah
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I love this whole series. My students are always so engaged when reading any Magic Tree House book. Not only that, but they are always learning from them. My students loved this book because they are fascinated by the sabertooth tiger. We even had to take a day to look them up on google!
Feb 15, 2009
Gavin
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The ice age is the destination for Jack and Annie in this installment. The sabretooth tiger is really just there for a little excitement, otherwise this would be the least interesting so far of the books Sean has had read to him.
Oct 27, 2011
Eric
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Read with one of my students. He has the entire series and we read about 4 chapters each day I am with him which is Tuesday and Thursday. Great series for younger students to really start enjoying reading for fun.
Dec 29, 2010
Homefrontgirl
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This was one of my son's gifts from Santa and we just read it today. He loved it and I have to admit I'm getting sucked into Annie and Jack's adventures. Will they find the last "M" thing? We'll see.
Jul 27, 2011
Deni
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I'm obviously too old for these books, [I'm 16] but they're like a guilty pleasure. I'm rating it three stars because they are basic and repetitive. However, they're great books for little kids!
Dec 17, 2008
Jennie
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Mar 13, 2009
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Feb 13, 2009
Dolly
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Another great book in the Magic Tree House series. This is #3 in a 4 book mini-series, where Jack and Annie have to find 4 items to rescue Morgan. One more book to go!
Dec 19, 2010
R
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I absolutely LOVED the series when I was a kid, and I still do! I would recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy / adventure books!! :)
Apr 14, 2010
Margaret
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I've read a few of the Magic Tree house books to my girls. They seem to like them but to be honest I am quite bored with reading them.
Jul 27, 2010
Gabriel
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Here are two things about this book. There is a sabertooth tiger and Jack and Annie travel all the way back to the ice age.
Oct 19, 2009
Shauntel
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My Bud loves these books. I read this one first to make up comprehension questions for him. They are great books for kids 5-8.
Dec 07, 2010
Stephanie
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This book has very interesting facts and was exciting to read. I also liked it because of the unique animals.
Feb 03, 2012
Tina
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My 5 and 6 year old boys don't find this extremely exciting, but it's a fast and easy read for them.
