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Summary: Imagination and More
Review: Do you like adventures? If you said "yes" then you will love The Magic Tree House series. They are full of fun and exciting adventures. It all starts with a big imagination and a really big love for books. Can you help two kids named Jack and Annie in their worst times? I hope so. Start right now before it is too late!
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Summary: Great fun to read for both of us!
Review: I am Hunter and I am seven years old. My dad teaches me at home and I have to read lots of books. The Magic Treehouse books are my favorite books. I really liked the part where Jack crawled out of the secret tunnel and fell into the moat! I think other children will like these books too. My dad also has some of these on tapes and we listen to them in the car. Hunter's dad: Although there are some grammatical lapses in these stories, I've found the subject matter and the 'fun' adventures offset the grammar for my son. I am still teaching him about the enjoyment of reading and giving him practice and he enjoys these. I don't think of these as "bubble gum for the brain" and I find the subject material provides a lot of teaching opportunities. For children just starting to read chapter books, I think these are a good choice. I also have The Boxcar Children set, but they are roughly three times as long and will be for my son's next stage of reading.
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Summary: The Knight at Dawn
Review: I am Hunter and I am seven years old. My dad teaches me at home and I have to read lots of books. The Magic Treehouse books are my favorite books. I really liked the part where Jack crawled out of the secret tunnel and fell into the moat! I think other children will like these books too. My dad also has some of these on tapes and we listen to them in the car. Hunter's dad: Although there are some grammatical lapses in these stories, I've found the subject matter and the 'fun' adventures offset the grammar for my son. I am still teaching him about the enjoyment of reading and giving him practice and he enjoys these. I don't think of these as "bubble gum for the brain" and I find the subject material provides a lot of teaching opportunities. For children just starting to read chapter books, I think these are a good choice. I also have The Boxcar Children set, but they are roughly three times as long and will be for my son's next stage of reading.
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Summary: Can't Get Enough!
Review: I bought the boxed set 1-4 based on my sister's recommendation. She has a 5 and 3 1/2 year old and they listen to Ms. Osborne's books on tape. They looovvve the stories--yes even her younger son. I decided to give it a try. I thought my bright almost 5 year-old daughter would like to try something different and also, give her a taste of what chapter books were all about. My daughter cannot get enough of these books. They are interesting, intriguing, thought provoking and often times my daughter ends up with her fingers in her mouth because she gets so excited about what's happening in the story. What a wonderful way to broaden your child's look at the world--from Egypt to the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago. I went ahead and bought books 5-8 and look forward to reading them to my daughter.
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Summary: Excited about reading
Review: I have and eight year old ADD child who not only will sit still for the book but also is eager to see what is going to happen next. He is a struggling reader so I read one page and he reads the next. We finished the first book in two days, which is a big accomplishment for him given his reading difficulties. The best part is that he is smiling while he is reading and I couldn't ask for more than that.
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Summary: great subject matter poorly handled
Review: I have found this series very disappointing overall. The premise is great-- kids travelling through books to fascinating places and times. But the plots and language are so simple and the characters so undeveloped that I can't get my child (or myself) motivated to finish the books. Well-written non-fiction on the same topics would be not only more informative but more engaging.
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Summary: Non-reader loves these books
Review: My 7 1/2 year old son never likes to read at all. I wasn't sure about buying a set of books again for him that he would not read. They were offered through a book club via the school and we got books 11 - 22. I had to beg him to read the first one, then, I can't get him to stop! He said they are interesting. Since they are books from the Accelerated Reader list, I am very happy he is reading them. He can read one a day even though most have 10 (short) chapters. I am getting the entire set for him. These are a very good buy!
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Summary: Magic Treehouse series- predictable but entertaining
Review: My daughter, age 6, 1st grade, started reading these between kindergarten and 1st grade. I loved the first book because it was one of the few easy reader chapter books that I actually looked forward to her reading to me. It was interesting enough to keep me listening attentively. Once you get to the 2nd and 3rd books and see the formula, it is slightly less entertaining for the adults involved. However, this repetition seems to appeal to my daughter. She feels "in on the joke" when they repeat the phrase "absolutely still" after the treehouse comes to a stop. I think this makes early readers feel secure and confident as they read. I had some issue with Morgan LeFay being portrayed as a heroine (I had to explain that most other literature will characterize her differently), but otherwise, the history is pretty accurate and my daughter found the accompanying "research" books for the series even better than the novels themselves. I'd say to start with two of the books and see how your child reacts.
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Summary: interesting stories, but atrocious grammatically...
Review: My second grader, who is home-educated, loves the stories, but I have to de-program him after (or as) he reads them, i.e., you can't start a sentence with "And", and I often find myself pointing out sentence fragments to him & explaining why they are not complete. Examples: "Still bellowing." Subject, please! (book #1, p. 36), and "He and Annie followed the ghost queen. Deeper into the pyramid." No period is needed here! (book 3, p. 37). These are just two of hundreds of examples from these books. Since kids learn how to write properly not only through instruction, but also (and largely, I think) from what they read, it's important that authors of children's literature take this responsibility seriously.
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Summary: Great for Homeschooling
Review: My son loves reading these books. Contrary to previous reviews, I have found the reading to flow easily. The reader can finish the book with a sense of accomplishment. The book is a combination of fact and fiction. Not all, but some books, in the back, the author includes extra insight to the facts written in the story. The author invites the reader to visit a web site. The site provides curriculum and extra activities to go along with each book. The activities cover every subject from Language Arts, History, Science, Music and Arts. Great for homeschooling or extra mommy and child time.
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