This is seventh in the series of books the Magic Tree House. Although it is a chapter book my son and I sat and read it for about 30 minutes or so. Very interesting, keeping our attention. Just enough 'Science' to keep it educational but yet enough imagination in it to keep it fun too. Looking forward to reading some more.This was wasn't disappointing after enjoying the first one as much as we did. Each book apparently will have a 'guide' to the two children in the book but to the reader-listener it will give History lesson or a Science lesson to the time frame of where the children are. A really neat series of books!This seventh book in the series was very good. It's starting to wrap the series together although you CAN read them individually, it's just nicer to read them in order to understand what is really going on. At the beginning of this book is a prologue that kind of summarizes the stories up till now so if you haven't read those before you can kind of catch up. In this one the kids go in search of their friend Morgan and adventure to the Ice Age. There were more lessons about the Ice Age and the people who lived during that time in this book than there was in the other books. BUT that made this story. Helping the children that was 'trapped' there to understand how to survive while teaching the reader-listener about that timeframe. Was a wonderful 'science' lesson wrapped around a good book! We look forward to continuing reading this series
From back cover..."The Ice Age is very cool...for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure-not even a saber-toothed tiger!"Another fun addition to the Magic Tree House series! My children and I loves reading about the Ice Age and learning some fun facts about it! We especially enjoyed learning about all the neat things the Cro-Magnons made like reindeer-skin clothes, bone flutes, plant ropes, and stone axes and knives. The series is really starting to get interesting! As soon as we finished reading this book, Carson immediately wanted to read it again! So we did! Very fun for boys and girls alike!!
1. Random House, Level?(RL:2.2)2. 87 minutes3. Ice age, Cro-Magnons, flute, reindeer-skin, sabertooth, trap, mammoth4. Do you think the human beings existed in the Ice age?-Yes, I think that the people like Cro-Magnons lived by hunting something.5. This book is the 6th story of magic tree house. When characters are trapped, I wondered what happened next. I thought they are caught by Cro-Magnons and meet danger. I do not know why the sound of flute make sabertooth freeze, but flute is important thing in this book. Probably, characters will collect the last clue (characters gather them), so I want to read next book.
—Miyu
If you haven’t heard of this incredible book series, then welcome! The Magic Tree House Books follow big brother Jack and younger sister Annie on some wild adventures. Each book takes them to a new place and time, from ancient Egypt to the Knights of the Round Table. Children learn about these place and are introduced to history and geography as well as excitement.I started reading these chapter books at night to my kindergardener, who is hooked! We just read this week Sunset of the Sabertooth, which took us back to the days of cavemen and wooly mammoths.MY TWO CENTS: This series is simply wonderful! Start reading these to introduce your child to chapter books. The exciting stories will keep their attention and have them asking for more. And for kids who can read the series themselves, they will devour the Magic Tree House books, as many parents will attest to.
—Jennifer
Lights made out of carved out rocks, animal fat and moss; cave bear; a saber-tooth tiger; reindeer coats; a sorceror resembling a reindeer and owl; cro-magnon humans; and a mammoth bone flute are all things Jack and Annie encounter when they travel to the Ice Age in search of the third of four items that will help them rescue Morgan Le Fey. Plenty of action and suspense abound. Beautiful Ice Age art work is presented to the reader. A wonderful story with plenty of learning and excitement.
—Patricia
