Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon
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Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon Customer Reviews
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OK to read a couple, but quickly becomes repetitive
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My son was introduced to these books in kindergarten (he was 5) by his teacher. In the beginning, he loved these books and wanted to get the whole set. But, as time went on, he realized - rather quickly - that the stories in each of the books was the same, the writing style is the same, the plot devices are the same, and the dialogues are the same. By the middle of his first grade year, he was done. He flat out told me that it's not worth reading the new ones, "because I already know what's going to happen, Mama."
I would also say that I was a bit frustrated by the repetitiveness and also by the lack of imagination in the writing. I feel the authors do not challenge the children enough to make them want to keep coming back and they don't make it interesting enough for an adult and child to have a conversation about the books.
The vocabulary is very bland and predictable. When the two main characters talk to each other, the dialogue is flat and unimaginative. The authors don't use any descriptive words to show the reader how the children feel when they are talking. (For example, it will almost always be: Jack said.' or Annie said.' without any adverbs or anything.) Since these books are being used to introduce children to the wonderful world of fiction and literature, I'd like for the authors to broaden the kids' horizons a bit. Let the child get into character and feel what Jack and Annie are feeling.... Also, bring in words like "replied" or "answered" or "responded". There are other words for "said" - get the authors a thesaurus.
These books are rather expensive when you start adding the total costs (particularly if you buy them in hardcover). So, I would say: save your money and only buy a couple for your kids. Then, if they want more, get it from a local library. Because they will outgrow these rather quickly and you'll wish you spent that money on classics that would actually be re-read in the future.
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