Magic tree house: #40-41

by Mary Pope Osborne

Christmas in Camelot
It begins with a simple invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot, a magical place that exists only in myth and fantasy. What Jack and Annie don’t know is that the invitation will send them on a quest to save Camelot itself — not from destruction, but from being forgotten forever.

Haunted Castle on Hallow’s Eve
The castle looms dark against the light of the moon. Giant ravens circle in the sky. Merlin the magician needs someone to find out what has happened. But who is brave enough to brush the cobwebs aside and go through the heavy doors? Merlin thinks he knows the answer to these questions–Jack and Annie.

Summer of the Sea Serpent
Jack and Annie are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin the magician. Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. From underwater caves to a Spider Queen, from mystical selkies to a magical sword, this is a Magic Tree House adventure kids won’t want to miss!

Winter of the Ice Wizard
Jack and Annie, joined by Teddy and Kathleen travel in the Magic Tree House to a land of snow where the Ice Wizard has captured Morgan and Merlin. The four friends must find the Ice Wizard’s missing eye . . . or is it really his heart that is missing?

Genres: Childrens

Audio CD

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these books to introduce my young kids to new cultures, art, history, and people. We listened to Mozart's "The Magic Flute" after reading this book.

[Sheri S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first exposure to the Magic Tree House series and I thought the stories were pretty good. I appreciated that they were both entertaining and educational. The boy and girl of the story were good examples of inquisitive children who treated one another with respect and who were willing to take risks as they worked to accomplish the tasks set before them. I'd read/listen to more of these stories.

[Dodo P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, Jack and Annie have a couple more adventures in learning and helping others from history. We really enjoyed the Mozart story the best of the two. My ten year old loves this series and I do too! Fun ways to learn history, art, culture- follow it up with the fact trackers and you'll all learn something.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is full or surprises