Author: Mary Pope Osbourne
Publisher: Random House
Year of Publication:
Reader’s Rating: 4
The Magic Tree House series is about two children, Jack and Annie, who found a magical tree house that can take them anywhere they want to. The series is very educational and very helpful. Suggested ages would probably be for 7-11 year olds but I love them and I read them. :) Historical fiction, though.
In a Nutshell: On this book, Jack and Annie are whisked off to Florence, Italy, in the early 1500’s. They spend the whole day with the great artist Leonardo da Vinci and witness many of his great projects and paintings. They were there when he tested his flying machine and when he painted a fiasco. Jack and Annie also learned that Leonardo da Vinci wrote in his notebooks backward. Leonardo was left-handed and said it was easier to write that way. Jack and Annie were also there when he painted Mona Lisa and had even met her in person.
The Good Stuff: Everything in the book is true (except for Jack, Annie, and the magical tree house, of course). That’s what makes it very helpful and educational.
The Not-So-Good Stuff: There isn’t really not-so-good stuff. It’s just that the series is written in a language for 7-11 year olds. It’s very simple, the stories are short, and the books are all really thin.
Reader’s Say: All in all, this book was great. I enjoyed reading it (plus, the drawings are really nice). :)
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