Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House #35) [Hardcover]

Mary Pope Osborne (Author), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a 100 years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the 1889 World’s Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world. But how will Jack and Annie find the magicians in the crowds of people? And who are the magicians anyway? Jack and Annie are about to find out in another adventure filled with history, magic, and amazing surprises!

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 2-4. Beginning with volume 29, Christmas in Camelot (2001), each volume in the Magic Tree House series has been called "A Merlin Mission." While still featuring Jack and Annie in time-travel adventures, the books are now longer than those in the original set. In this story, Merlin challenges the children to find the Magician of Sound, the Magician of Light, the Magician of the Invisible, and the Magician of Iron at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. Readers will find the tale and the many dramatically lit illustrations equally satisfying. Carolyn Phelan
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About the Author

MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.

SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Random House; 1ST edition (March 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375830359
• ISBN-13: 978-0375830358
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Medieval

More About the Author

"I'm one of those very lucky people who absolutely loves what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children's book author."--Mary Pope Osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the popular Magic Tree House series. She works with her husband Will and her sister Natalie on the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Many of her books have been named to best-books lists.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a amazing book!, March 17, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House #35) (Hardcover)

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!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best one..., March 30, 2006

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This review is from: Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House #35) (Hardcover)

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!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great from Mary Pope Osborne!, April 17, 2006

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This review is from: Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House #35) (Hardcover)

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!