Tigers at Twilight

I liked this book for a few reasons. First the way there was an engaging story as you learn about the different facts about the forest and animals of India. You have a plot and fun characters in the story and have different facts mix in as you are reading the book. The other thing is that the characters are easy to connect to because the characters are both believable in how they interact with each other. Many of the children who are reading he books have a sibling and the characters in the book act exactly as other siblings would in real life. The book was made to engage reluctant readers with a fun story and learn different information about the forests of India at the same time. I have always loved the Magic Tree House series and show more read many of them when I was younger. show less

This set of books in the Magic Tree House series really showed Osborne's creativity.  Jack and Annie were sent on random missions that had one ultimate goal (rescuing an enchanted puppy in 17-20 and saving Camelot in 21-24).  Jack and Annie brought back random items from each set of missions and Osborne was able to weave those unrelated items into a storyline and lesson for Jack and Annie.  I thought it was very creative and would appeal to my students as readers.

I read this with my 7 year old. It was the first chapter book that she wanted to finish. I liked how it brought up the subject of the illegal poaching of animals, specifically Tigers, in India. This is a sad problem that is happening to most of the exotic animals in these countries. We are handing this problem over to the younger generations so knowing about it at a young age might help in the protection of these animals.

In this one, Jack and Annie travel to India in their search for items to release their friend, Teddy, a dog, from a spell. In India they learn about endangered species, several jungle animals, and meet a blind man who teaches them to "listen" to the jungle.

I really like these books - they're simple enough to keep my 5-year-old's attention; they're exciting; and we both learn about new places and animals. Definitely recommended as read-alouds for 5-6 year-olds and a great early chapter book.

These books are also great conversation starters and would be excellent choices for a young reading group.

I picked this book up expecting to feel brain cells dying as I read it. I was very wrong; I can see why my students enjoy this series so much. It's very well written (albeit extremely simplistic) and interesting. It was an extremely quick read and is educational, to boot!

Kearsten says: In this one, Jack and Annie travel to India in their search for items to release their friend, Teddy, a dog, from a spell. In India they learn about endangered species, several jungle animals, and meet a blind man who teaches them to "listen" to the jungle.

I really like these books - they're simple enough to keep my 5-year-old's attention, they're exciting, and we both learn about new places and animals. Definitely recommended as read-alouds for 5-6 year-olds and a great early chapter book.

These books are also great conversation starters and would be excellent choices for a young reading group.

Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get as gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals.