Grades 2-4. The accuracy of the book is consistant historically and could be used for simple science lesson plans to discuss bamboo books and the technological study of the construction of the Great Wall of China.

Day of the Dragon King, a fascinating book for young minds, is written by Mary Pope Osborne. Have you ever dreamed of going back in time to see what life would have been like? Well, for two young adventurers, they get this chance. Siblings, Jack and Annie are sent back in time to China to retrieve a bamboo book for Morgan.
They encounter the first Emperor of China. He is known as the Dragon King because of his bold strength and power. He is the architect of the Great Wall of China, which is created to protect his subjects. But the Emperor also has a problem too. He is afraid of books and knowledge and decides to burn all of the bamboo books in the city.
Jack, Annie and their accomplise, a scholar, go to the Imperial Library to find the book and stop the book burning. Danger surrounds Jack and Annie as they barely escape the Dragon King and his soldiers. They have finally obtained the bamboo book for Morgan.
They flee into the burial grounds where they find the nearly 7,000 clay soldiers which will protect the Dragon King in death. Using their wit, the children escape the burial grounds by using a ball of silk to help find the way through the maze .
They finally return to the magic tree house to safely make their way home. Their adventure is through when they return home and Morgan receives the bamboo book entitled "The Silk Weaver and the Cowherd". Jack and Annie are instructed of the importance of the story and the children look forward to the next adventure in Ireland and meeting the ancient Vikings.

it was ok! ( )

It was very interesting book because this book is one of the series of MAGIC TREE HOUSE, and the contents of this series are related. I like this book. I want everyone to see this book.

Media: Pencil
Use: Adventure, China, Search for Treasure
Critique: Jack and Annie send us on an amazing Fantasy. We are taken to a world through time travel to find information about the past. The Dragon King was a part of Chinese culture that children can learn about through this book. This is a good example of plot because there is a definite beginning where we are introduced to Annie and Jack and their task. Then there is a climate and resolution of running away from the emperor's soldiers and the reader does not known if they will make it out. ( )

Once again "Morgan Le Fay" risks Jack and Annie's lives to save a story for Camelot. They go to ancient China to save a book while they're all being burned. Naturally they're nearly killed and have to hide in a tomb filled with thousands of soldier statues. The silk thread they've been given saves them when it shows them a path out (which of course relates to the story that they've saved and they've asked to save them). In the end they of course escape and are back in PA. Oh yeah, Annie looks like she has bags under her eyes in all the illustrations in this one. ( )