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Overview
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!Hello, buffalo!
That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they meet a Lakota boy who shows them how to hunt buffalo. But something goes wrong! Now they need to stop a thousand buffalo from stampeding!
Visit the Magic Tree House website!
MagicTreeHouse.com
The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.
Synopsis
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!
Hello, buffalo!
That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they meet a Lakota boy who shows them how to hunt buffalo. But something goes wrong! Now they need to stop a thousand buffalo from stampeding!
Visit the Magic Tree House website!
MagicTreeHouse.com
Children's Literature
The eighteenth in the Magic Tree House series takes young Jack and Annie to the Great Plains, in the early 19th century. The tree house, belonging to Arthurian librarian Morgan le Fay is filled with books, the illustrations of which serve as hyperlinks to the places depicted. Once on their adventure, Jack uses the reference book as a source of information subtly conveyed in the body of the text to the reader. As part of the story, Jack and Annie live the period. In this case, they visit the Lakota Indians, largest of the Native American tribes. while visiting, they learn about the clothing, customs, and daily lives of the Indians and their lost land and lifestyle. Jack models note-taking and the use of reference materials, and the story is one segment of a quest to solve four ancient riddles in order to become Master Librarians. In this story, the author explains the Legend of White Buffalo woman and additional facts about the Lakota Indians, also known as the Sioux. More information about the Magic Tree House Series is available at the Random House web site, www.randomhouse.com/magictreehouse. The site provides suggestions for teachers, an opportunity for readers to interact with the author, and information about the author and her other books. "Magic Tree House" series.