The Knight at Dawn

Andra delen om den magiska trädkojan. Den här gången förflyttas Viktor och systern Hanna till medeltiden och träffar på en riddare på en svart häst. De smiter in i borgen och när de blir upptäckta börjar äventyret bli väl läskigt. Ska de hitta tillbaka till den magiska trädkojan?

En lagom spännande äventyrsbok av det mer lättlästa slaget. Luftigt mellan raderna och en hel del illustrationer.

This is the second book in the Magic Tree House series and you can tell it's finding its footing. Jack & Annie go back to a castle in the Middle Ages and, don't really do much. They get chased. A knight mysteriously helps them back to the tree house. But there's not much story. Still a nice bit of historical fantasy but not as good as it gets.

Kids love the predictable plot arcs, distinct characters, and highly varied settings of the Magic Treehouse time travel series. It is a bit boring to read aloud, because Osborne's dedication to short and easily-consumable sentences verges into the ungrammatical.

I loved reading The Magic Treehouse series as an elementary school student, and as I read this book, I had flashbacks of reading it when I was younger. This is one of my favorite series and I really enjoyed reading this book again. One reason I liked this book is because of the different fonts used throughout the book, which made it visually appealing and interesting. There were three types of fonts used: one standard font for the actual text of the book, one font resembling handwriting from Jack’s notebook, and another font for the captions and blurbs from the book on knights and castles that Jack and Annie found. It helped to break up the text and make it more engaging for the reader. Another reason I liked this book is because of show more the suspenseful aspects incorporated into the plot, which were effective even for an older reader like me. For example, the knights chase Jack and Annie throughout the castle and Jack and Annie swim through a moat which may have crocodiles. I think the main idea of this story is to build intrigue for next adventure of Jack and Annie, as this book is part of a series and ends with a question about why the items in the treehouse have “M” written on them. I think another main idea of this text could be that adventures are waiting to happen all around you if you just take a chance. show less

The Magic Tree House: The Night at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne, is a book that explores events with a brother and sister named Jack and Annie. The themes of this book explore things like courage and perseverance. Jack and Annie have two different types of characteristics throughout the book. Jack is very cautious throughout the book while Annie on the other hand is determined and shows bravery throughout the book. Both characters go on adventures into the past and have to try and face challenges along the way. Young readers will be able to connect to this and go into the past with the characters and go on the journey with them. I think this is a good way for young readers to explore and see two different people have different ways on an show more adventure. show less

Retelling: This time Jack and Annie travel back to the Middle Ages. They explore a castle, get captured by scary men, escape into a secret passage way, get chased by crocodiles, and are rescued by a daring knight who helps them make their way home.

Thoughts and Feelings: Annie and Jack are foils of one another. In literature a "foil" is a character that behaves in different or opposite ways to another character to highlight certain human characteristics. Jack studious and cautious. Annie would rather explore the real world than a book, and loves adventure. Their opposite personalities create fun interactions.

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!