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| Watch for inaccuracies, grammer mistakes, and bad behaviourMy 6 year old daughter is entranced by these books and admittedly, takes her "places" that no other books or experiances could. My problem with the books (and I do read to her if not review what she reads) is that A: there is some Political correct slant to some of the issues that Jack and Annie find themselves in- such as I just learned that the White Settlers that were looking to settle in the west warred with and drove the Lakota indians from their land... there are two sides to every story. The settlers did not come carrying war gear looking for a fight- many were just famillys looking for a homestead or some farm land -what if they were attacked by some misunderstanding locals?
B. Sometimes the writer trys to tell her stories like she would if she were sitting around a campfire. Incomplete sentences, hanging ideas and grammatical mistakes abound. Ok for Stephen King, who if his readers don't know any better at least are old enough not to be swayed by his writing style and be a bad influence on the readers writing skills. A kid cool series like this should be considered responsible for how future academics might look at the writen word.
C. I have used Jack and Annie's bad behaviours as examples of what not to do. Of course the stories might suffer from Jack and Annie being perfect little angels all the time. I'm still inclined to remind my daughter about the potential consequences of Jack and Annie's actions. ie... Sneaking out of their house at midnight, lieing to their parents about their whereabouts, trusting strangers etc...
Does this mean I will stop reading these wonderful stories to her?... No. Does it mean my wife will accuse me of me of being over critical?... Probably. Perhaps with me and her experincing these books together will be good for opening her up to critical thinking in her own right. Besides who am I to REALLY criticize anybodys ability to write???
AWESOME BOOK!!!!MY SON AND I LOVE THIS BOOK AND ALL THE MAGIC TREE HOUSE BOOKS ~ A MUST BUY FOR KIDS!!
Magic Treehouse Volumns 17-20 Boxed SetI've been buying the Magic TreeHouse Volumns Boxed Sets for my 7 yr. old Grandson for over a year now. He enjoys them & reads every night. The Magic Treehouse books are used for teaching reading in his class grades 2 & 3. When I started buying them he was so surprised & excited! He has become an advent reader!
an adventure on every pageMy daughter loves this series of books...they started reading them in first grade, and she had to have them. All summer long she read them, and for Christmas I bought these. She can't put them down. Great for both boys and girls...keeps them reading.
SuperiorAll my nieces and nephews love this book series. They are great to read to them before they start reading and even better when they start reading. Keeps them involved with reading. Super for 3 to 10 year olds.
Product DescriptionMorggan, the Magical Librarian of Camelot, asks Jack and Annie to find the four magic gifts that will free an enchanted dog from a spell. The quest leads them to a ship lost at sea, the Great Plains, and the forests of India and Australia. But will they learn the secret of the dog they call Teddy? This boxed set includes four exciting Magic Tree House adventures: #17: Tonight on the Titanic, #18: Buffalo Before Breakfast, #19: Tigers at Twilight, #20: Dingoes at Dinnertime, as well as a bonus packet of puzzles and games!
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