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 enlarge | Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Category: Book
Buy New: $12.95
New (1) Used (4) from $6.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 2108649
Media: School & Library Binding
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 69
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0613001990
EAN: 9780613001991
ASIN: 0613001990
Publication Date: October 1999
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 An imperfect series that nontheless captures children's attention February 10, 2006
The Magic Tree House series is a great idea that could be executed much better. I agree with some of the other reviewers comments regarding limited and in some instances dubious information on their subject matter. However, I am giving this book four stars because my five year old son loves it. I have found it a struggle to finds books that he will sit down and read with me and the fact that this book grasps his attention is a great credit to it. In fact, now that I have bought the first eight books in the series, his ten year old sisters are reading and enjoying them, also. These books serve the purpose of introducing a topic (usually historical) and sparking a child's that can then be pursued in other books.
The original Magic School Bus series (by Joanna Cole - not the ones taken from the TV show) is a much better series that incorporates a lot of science with a fun story line.
 An Average Entry in an Average Series September 15, 2005
Kids in the 5-7 range will probably love this series with its dependable repetition of formulas that my kids loved to say out with me when we got to the best part of the book: "The wind blew harder ... The treehouse started to spin ... faster and faster ... then everything was still. Absolutely still." The loyalty and friendship which bond brother Jack and sister Annie are also a refreshing break from sibling squabbles.
On the other hand, it's discouraging to watch the heroes of these books visit far-off times and places and learn virtually nothing about the places they go to, because the author is so ignorant about science, history and the English language (gravity varies depending on whether you're in a building or not; "thou" is a plural pronoun; etc.). If you want your kids to learn anything from their readings, you'll have to delve a little deeper into the mass of children's literature than this trivial series.
In this episode, Jack and Annie go to Japan, and learn a little New-Age wisdom but almost nothing about Japanese history or culture.
 Brother and Sister Together April 22, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The title of the story is Magic Tree House #5 Nights of the Ninja. The name of the author is Mary Pope Osborn. Jack and Annie have a magic tree house to go where ever they want. This time, the magical tree house took them to Japan. They went to Japan on a mission to find a friend named Morgan.
I like this book because the characters were able to learn new things. The book makes me want to buy other titles from the author. It is a simple book to read. This book allows my imagination to grow. I can see myself as being part of the story.
I can relate this story to my life. I have a sister just like Annie. I remember my sister and I would work together in many projects. When my sister and I work together it brings us closer.
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JACK AND ANNIE AND THE NINJAS! February 17, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A spell has been cast on Morgan Le Fay and she needs Jack & Annie to retrieve some items to help her. The Kids must use the Magic Tree house to travel back to ancient Japan to find the clues to the latest mystery. They encounter some Ninja Warriors who turn out to be the good guys and the Ninja Master assists the kids on their quest. But they soon come under attack by a horde of Samurai Warriors, who threaten their mission.
This book actually starts a new story arc that will play out over books #5 - 8 in the series and is called the Mystery of the Magic Spell. I like the way Mary Pope Osborne has written these books to be stand alone adventures and yet all four to be part of one 4 book story arc. This one loved at a bit of a slower pace than some of the previous books. There wasn't the chills as their were in Mummies in the Morning, for example. But still a solid effort with excellent illustrations by Sal Murdocha.
The best book ever June 4, 2003
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a 10 year boy who loves the Magic Tree House series. I especially like when Jack and Annie went to England and met William Shakespeare. This is an easy chapter book to read. It keeps your interest.
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