Afternoon on the Amazon

This is a great book for 4th/5th/6th graders who are getting into chapter books. In this book particularly, the two kids are taken through the magic tree house to the Amazon. They face lots of struggles, but eventually make it home. I think all of the magic tree house books are great for boys and girls at that age. They have lots of adventure and themes of friendship in each book. It will also teach kids that every book is a different adventure, and reading can make you feel like you are in the story. I feel this way especially with Osborne's frequent use of conversation between the characters. This back and forth text makes you feel like you are there, listening to their conversations and experiencing each attack from different exotic show more animals. It also includes a prologue of the series for anyone who hasn't read the previous books but is interested in reading this one. Even though it was a chapter book, there were illustrations scattered throughout which I always loved because I'm a visual person, and I like looking at the pictures to help me follow along with the text. Overall a really fun series for kids. show less

In my opinion, the book "Afternoon on the Amazon", a part of the Magic Tree House series, was a really great chapter book for young readers. One thing I liked a lot about this book was that it does include some pictures. This is great for students who are transitioning from picture books to chapter books. While the pictures are in black and white, they are very detailed and help the student to visualize exactly what is happening on that page. I think this is a great learning tool as well. If the reader is learning about different environments, the pictures of the amazon and the animals Jack and Annie encounter really help them see what the environment looks like and to picture those animals. Another thing I liked about this book was show more that it was part of a series. I read these books when I was younger, but didn't remember a lot about them. Apparently a character named Morgan is introduced in previous books and is under some sort of spell. Jack and Annie have to collect artifacts from the different places they visit in order to free Morgan from the spell. This really motivates readers to read the series so they can follow the story line and see all of the adventures Jack and Annie go on. A final thing I liked about this book was the fact that the text was large and broken up well. This would really help a young reader to focus on the words and the actual content of the story. The illustrations are not a distraction and the book really has a chapter book feel that will get reader accustomed to how chapter books are set up. The big idea of the story was Jack and Annie's adventure through the Amazon rain forest and to work together to complete a goal. show less

Annie and Jack take a trip in the magic treehouse to a rainforest full of animals they's never seen before. After some crazy experiences, like getting stuck in a river, chased by a jaguar, and running from ants, the two siblings find what they need and head back to Pennsylvania. Their trip teaches them not to judge things right away, and to give new things a chance.

I absolutely love this series, Mary Pope Osborne is a genius in my opinion. These books could grab any child's interest depending on what they are interested in. This one is one of my favorites because i love the adventure that Jack and Annie go on in this one. Jack and Annie are siblings that go on awesome adventures through their treehouse. The text is filled with different text features that grab the readers attention, also the illustrations are very helpful. Illustrations in a chapter book is always refreshing to see. Kids want a break from reading straight text, and the illustrations in this chapter book are very detailed and help show images of where Jack and Annie are. The message of this book was to be friendly to everything, show more and anything. show less

This is a book examples fantasy chapter book because the children in the story find a magic tree house full of books that when they say they want to go to the place in the book the tree house takes them their and they have an adventure which keeps you interested but they are learning about the place they are taken to as well and sharing that information in the book as well. Characterization: Annie is a dynamic character because throughout the book she express her fear and hate for bugs especially big one that might live in the Amazon but by the end she say that they are just doing what they are created to do but she still doesn’t love them.

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!

I loved this book because it shows that children can use their imagination and jump into the text. In the story Jack and Annie go in their tree house and jump into books and get to explore them. In the book they are looking for one special thing to bring back and try and break the spell for Morgan. On this adventure they jump into the book and find themselves in the Amazon. They have to be careful when looking for the special thing because of all the creatures that are in a rain forest. This is a great book for children to read because it is an easy read and you can really picture the things that they are going through.