Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 8)
by Mary Pope Osborne
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Author: Mary Pope OsborneIllustrator: Sal Murdocca
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-10-29
ISBN: 0679863745
Number of pages: 80
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 8)
Book Review: One of the Worst in a Mediocre Series
Summary: 1 Stars
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. 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.
I admit this episode is one of the ones that annoyed me the most. While giving an erstwhile lesson on the moon's physical characteristics, the author has her characters stay in a "moon base". When they go outside, they experience low gravity, but when they're inside they apparently have Earth gravity. What's going on here? Is there a magic spell on the moon base? Come off it, these books are not educational, they're just mildly imaginative escapist adventures for kids.
Summary of Midnight on the Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 8)
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series?the Magic Tree House!Three . . . two . . . one . . . BLAST OFF!
The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the moon?and the future. Their mission? To find the last "M" thing that will free Morgan from the spell. Can they do it before the air in their oxygen tank runs out? Will the mysterious moon man help them? And why is Peanut the mouse acting so strange?
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