Monday With a Mad Genius

The portrayal of Leonardo DaVinci in this was rather...interesting. He appears very flighty and possibly manic. I had heard that DaVinci was dyslexic, but I'm also wondering if perhaps Osborne had learned other tidbits about his psychosis and decided to include them, as well. I'm not sure how I felt about this book.

This Merlin Series book of the Magic Tree House Series follows Jack and Annie as their travel in their magic tree house to Florence, Italy! The two spend the entire day as apprentices to the great Leonardo Da Vinci where they learn about many of his great work and help him with some of his masterpieces!
I would highly recommend this book to any child. It is a longer chapter book but still includes many pictures. Without even knowing it, the book provides children with tons of information about Leonardo Da Vinci and Florence during the Renaissance period.

Jack & Annie are given the mission to spend the day in Renaissance Florence helping Leonardo Da Vinci. It's harder than it sounds but they're persistent and participate in Leonardo's science and art adventures, and even a little bit of magic and a mysterious smile. A good story!

Annie and Jack are off again, this time to find the secret of happiness, so that Merlin can be cured. Where else would they go to find the secret to happiness but to Florence, so they can visit with Leonardo da Vinci. The are instructed to spend the entire day with him, so although he tells them the secret of happiness early on in the day, they continue assisting him. Eventually they discover the true secret to happiness, just before the nightingale begins to sing its evening song. Short chapters, larger text than typical trade paperback books, and frequent pencil and charcoal illustrations aid the young reader in the transition from easy readers to regular chapter books. Recommended. Ages 7-9.

I LOVE MAJIC TREEHOUSE BOOK! These books are amazing because they get students hooked. That is my main goal as a future educator is to hook kids on reading and these books make it easy to do!

This book is about a brother and sister who have a magic tree house that sends them back in time. In this book they are sent back in time to the Renaissance to try and find one of the secrets of happiness for Merlin. This would be a good book for 8 year old. This book would be good for a lesson on the Renaissance. What did Jack and Anne learn about the Renaissance while they were there?

I liked the book a little because I like animals and it is sort of about animals. I didn't like it because it was pretty boring, not like other Magic Tree House books.