Magic Tree House: #33-34

by Mary Pope Osborne

The latest Magic Tree House audio collection features #33: Carnival at Candlelight and #34: Season of the Sandstorms. In both installments, Merlin once again asks for Jack and Annie's help to solve historical mysteries in 1700s Venice, Italy, and a desert in the Middle East. Unabridged.

Genres: Childrens

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.

Reviews

[Edward Creter · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Magic Tree House series have taken on disturbing dimensions lately as Jack and Annie are this time transported to Baghdad of the ninth century. In the introduction, Ms. Osborne has laid claim to have visited Baghdad awhile back to have tea with a nice gentleman in a Bedouin tent and plans to revisit someday. Sure. Right. Enjoy such deluxe accommodations as bedbugs, sheep-kabobs, and fine entertainment from well-known artists like Ali-Ben Folds Five and rap artist Jinbad The Jailor (relaxing music of vengeance and retribution will totally inspire you!). Our staff of beautifully endowed servant girls will attend your every need (if you have a husband, that means ALL of them!). Fun activities include dunes for the kids to play in (the scorpions are very playful!) and wonderful religious people from the Al-Qaeda Church of the Jihad, so please, by all means, hang with us in Sunny Baghdad...no, seriously, you will HANG with us in Sunni Baghdad! Anyway, our intrepid heroes must travel the desert sands with a mysterious man named Mamoon (don't laugh!) and deliver a treasure with their lives...a copy of the writings of Aristotle. (WHAAAT!!!) What worse way of saving mankind than protecting Aristotle, who I find most misinformed in every aspect. If your children wish to advent to beautiful Saudi Arabia, please allow them to sample Ali Baba or something which makes better entertainment, or...find yourself between Iraq...and a Hard Place!

[Stefan]

In this book, Jack and Annie have a magic tree house that come randomly whenever the two wizards that send Jack and Aniie on missions. Today Jack and annie are sent on a mission to Baghdad. they must help thje caliph spreadwisdom to the world.When the magic tree house takes them to Baghdad, they are alone in the desert and must get to the city of Baghdad. They use a book of magical poems to find a helper in the desert named Mamoon. Mamoon is very friendly and lets Annie and Jack use camels to ride to Baghdad. Mamoon gives Jakc and Annie a box with a special treasure in it. They have to kepp the treasuer very safe. Whn Jack looks to the see what the treasur is, he discovers that it is a book. When Jack and Annie get to Baghdad, they have to follow steps to complete thier mission by the two wizards named Teddy and Kathleen. When Jack and Annie complete the first few steps, they are in the house where the caliph is. They get there and discover that Mamoon is the calif. Which means someone in the government. Mammon asks for thebook back and Jack and Annie discover why the book is so important. The book is the writings of aristotle.Aristotle was a great lover of wisdom. When Mamoon rewards Jack and Annie for keeping the book safe, jack and annie get to see a huge library filled with very important books from the building the calif/Mamoon is in. jack

[Maya Orama · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing ! It was about a boy and girl named Jack and Annie. Jack and Annie woke up and got dressed so they can go to the frog creek woods to have an adventure in the magic tree house. They found the magic tree house and climbed in. They both found a book on the wooden floor and it had a village on it. They wished they could be there. They tree house spun and spun and they landed on a tree. They looked at the little village and went inside. They found a man and they said hi. The villagers let them inside a big house, and then they had a table full of food. They were eating until their bellies where full, then the played tug of war with the little and big kids. Then, a large gust of wind came. Everyone stopped eating and ran inside their homes. It was a sandstorm! There was a huge wind of sand coming their way. They both went inside a villagers home and stood there until the sand storm stopped. They both went into the magic tree house, them went home. THE END

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

We listened to these on our recent trip and I'm delighted to say that the kids were not really interested in them. I brought them as our "back-up" books, meaning, if I couldn't get them to listen to any of the *better* books, at least I'd have these. Much to my chagrin, and then delight, I found that they are not as interested in them as they used to be. Mary Pope Osborne is good at giving historical information concealed within a story, but her stories and writing just aren't strong enough to captivate. Too bad. Maybe history doesn't have to be hidden after all.

[Spencer E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started Season of the Sandstorms Tuesday. So far, Jack and Annie went to Baghdad in the Magic Tree House. The read a rhyme and caused a sandstorm. A man and some camels appeared to help Jack and Annie. Bandits attacked the travelers and then a sandstorm nearly blew away the mysterious book Mamoon asked Jack and Annie to guard. Jack and Annie could not find Mamoon after the storm so they traveled to Baghdad by themselves looking for the caliph.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

two small children left into a magical journey trying to survive and find clues to solving a mystery.