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Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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Night of the New Magicians was one of my favorite Magic Treehouse books. The story was about Jack and his little sister Annie going to the time of Paris World's Fair,1889.
Their mission was to find and protect the Magicians of Sound,
Light,Invisible,and Iron from a evil sorcerror. There wasn't
the evil sorcerror at the World's Fair. But it made Jack and
Annie to do their mission more quickly and to use their magic
rhymes from their friends from mythical lands, Teddy and Kathleen, more wisely.I am really exited about the next book 'Blizzard of the Blue Moon'too!

I read this book with my 7 year old son the same day it came out. He was wildly excited about it, as he has been about all the Magic Tree House books. From a grown-up perspective, however, this was not one of the best books of the series. Yes, it was educational, and my son and I had a good time talking about some of the characters Jack and Annie meet in the book. But the plot seemed a little weaker than usual. The part about the evil sorcerer was strange. I had expected a great revelation at the end: The evil sorcerer is actually ignorance, or superstition, or something along those lines. Instead, the book just fizzled at the end.
Nevertheless, my son has started counting down to the date when the next book is coming out!

My son loves this whole series. If you have not started your child on these for age 5 and up, do so! These are the most interesting books for young kids. And so far the series has seem to grow up with my son. This book lists the scientists such as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and others. These books really start a child learning about history. My son is so much into this history of these, it has led him to research on his own through other books about the historical events! We have also read the accompanying research books. The only thing I wish for now, is some children travel guides from Mrs. Osborne (it would be a great add on to the research books!). Thanks so much for these!

I first heard of this book when a friend told me how much her children loved it. I enjoy reading children's books ... since I like to write them too.

I immediately tossed it in my Amazon shopping cart and when I read it, was really impressed with this author. Next chance I get, I will definitely go back and read the beginning of this series. Kids are not only entertained in delightful fashion, this book is educational too, and, too me, that's the whole point of all kids books. They should be fun to read AND the kids should learn something about life as they're reading.

Keep up the great work, Ms. Osborne.

Night of the New Magicians is Magic Tree House Book #35. The two main characters are a brother (Jack) and sister (Annie). In each magic tree house book Jack and Annie travel via magic tree house to a faraway place and time to perform a mission. Every book in this series is a galloping adventure with a few facts thrown in.

In #35 they travel to Paris, France, for the 1889 World's Fair. Their mission is to find four "new magicians" and protect them from an evil sorcerer who plans to kidnap them. Along the way Jack and Anne see the Eiffel Tower, meet Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Louis Pasteur, and Gustave Eiffel.

This is one of the best Magic Tree House Books to date. After reading this book my 6 year old wants to go see Paris. I gave him an eyewitness guidebook about Paris; you know the guidebooks with all the pictures. He enjoys looking through it.

My 6 year old loves Magic Tree House books. In Kindergarten he made us read these books to him ever night. Now in Grade 1, he reads them to himself!! You know a 6 year old loves a book if he reads it to himself!

One last thing, the books appear to stand up somewhat to the test of time, as the 10 year old across the street still likes them. I find this important as most things you buy for kids expire very rapidly. This book has a shelf life of at least 5 years, which is totally awesome.

This is the first Magic Tree House book I have experienced. I really enjoyed the book and think the author done an awesome job of incorporated history (through investions and scientific discoveries). The trips the two characters (Jack and Annie) take are not only an adventure but also educational. I would like to go back and read the books that came before.

**Spoiler Alert**

My 5 year old son and I love reading the Magic Treehouse Series together. Although all of the books have a great blend of fantacy and fact, the "Night of the New Magicians" has perfected this formula in an even more magical and memorable way. I can't think of a more exciting way of helping my son learn about the early inventors than to liken them to "magicians," nor can I think of a better way of helping him learn about geography and famous landmarks than to create an spectacular mental image of the characters flying over the city of Paris with a breathtaking view of the Eiffel tower. This book has Jack and Annie racing against the clock to save an unlikely bunch of "magicians" from a dark, mysterious figure in a memorable and enchangting adventure.

Again my son loves these books and they do teach them a lot. After reading he is always so curious about what he learns and stimulates him to want to learn more.

It's so nice to find a book for young boys that are not dark or scarey. A light-hearted book that my son really enjoyed.

What a delightful experience you get with the Magic Tree House Books.
Go on a magic adventure with your kids and there imaginations.
Hands down winning by an easy victory for our Family!!!!!!!