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Magic Tree House #6
Afternoon on the Amazon
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?
Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?
Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
67 pages, Paperback
First published August 29, 1995
About the author
Mary Pope Osborne
982 books2,413 followersMary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.
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December 7, 2018
Read for my son as a review for his Advanced Reading test tomorrow. It’s a fun action and adventures read. A brother and sister exploring trip in the Amazon rainforest. They travel using the magic tree house and a book. During their travel in the new place, they often refer to the book for info. They encounter problems and figure out solutions. Their trip are for a mission. Highly recommended!
September 2, 2020
Another great grand adventure. So many details about the animals at the Amazon and the Rainforest.
May 14, 2024
We’re continuing where we left off in the last novel as Jack and Annie continue to look for the things they need in order to help Morgan. This adventures takes them to the Amazon where they learn about so many different animals (some that I spent time looking up myself). These books support/nurture growing readers and don’t necessarily have the most substance. To me, they’re quick and enjoyable in their own way. I’ll be looking forward to picking up the next one.
May 21, 2010
I said in my review of "Sunset of the Sabertooth" that I loathe these books, so I'm not going to say it again here. Logan actually didn't like this one so much as it fed his already growing fear of dangerous wildlife. And I find that a lackluster story interspersed with a wooden main character reading aloud from a reference book isn't really the way I want Logan to get his facts. In a 67-page story, here is what we got:
--The Amazon rainforest is hot & steamy, has a lot of plants, and is made up of three layers: the floor, the understory and the canopy.
--When an animal blends into its surroundings, that's camouflage
--Flesh-eating army ants march in hordes and eat flesh.
--The Amazon river is over 4000 miles long.
--Piranhas will eat anything, even people (seriously, that's all the info we got.)
--Green snakes look like vines. No name for the snake though.
--The jaguar is the biggest predator in the Western hemisphere.
--Vampire bats suck blood at night. Again, that's all we got. Only the scary part.
--Mangos taste like peaches.
These facts are so random, short, and without context that they aren't really more than memorizing trivia. Yep. I'm not too impressed with these books.
--The Amazon rainforest is hot & steamy, has a lot of plants, and is made up of three layers: the floor, the understory and the canopy.
--When an animal blends into its surroundings, that's camouflage
--Flesh-eating army ants march in hordes and eat flesh.
--The Amazon river is over 4000 miles long.
--Piranhas will eat anything, even people (seriously, that's all the info we got.)
--Green snakes look like vines. No name for the snake though.
--The jaguar is the biggest predator in the Western hemisphere.
--Vampire bats suck blood at night. Again, that's all we got. Only the scary part.
--Mangos taste like peaches.
These facts are so random, short, and without context that they aren't really more than memorizing trivia. Yep. I'm not too impressed with these books.
April 5, 2024
Wow this book is great. I love the monkey lol he’s my favorite character in this book
February 9, 2023
My 6 year old pointed out that the book has incorrect information about the rain forest.
July 18, 2023
Posez pas de questions
November 27, 2023
Kids says it's a 10/10 100/100
August 20, 2020
Jack and Annie are still on their quest to find 4 things in order to break the spell that the enchantress Morgan le Fey is under. This time, the object needs to be found in the depths of the Amazon Jungle. Danger lurks around every corner! Jack and Annie encounter Snakes, Marching Army Ants, Jaguars and many other creatures along the way. Will they find the second object? Will anyone help them this time? This book is full of adventure and danger. A must read for all Magic Tree House readers. =)
April 17, 2019
Man these kids an't gettin any smarter.
March 17, 2020
This is the favorite MTH so far—so many animal encounters!
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July 20, 2022I will continue to be counting the books I read for my children’s publishing class, thx 😌
March 30, 2021
****3.5****
It was one more fun ride with Jack and Annie. Duo of Brother and Sister are on to another adventure in the forests of Amazon where for the first time Annie is scared. We meet the different animals and also kids succeed in finding next object that will help them to rescue Morgan!!
I just wonder how my kid is able to connect with these stories so fast and he remembers the back stories too. I tried with some other kid's books which were not so great for him and he used to loose interest in middle...
Happy Reading!!
It was one more fun ride with Jack and Annie. Duo of Brother and Sister are on to another adventure in the forests of Amazon where for the first time Annie is scared. We meet the different animals and also kids succeed in finding next object that will help them to rescue Morgan!!
I just wonder how my kid is able to connect with these stories so fast and he remembers the back stories too. I tried with some other kid's books which were not so great for him and he used to loose interest in middle...
Happy Reading!!
June 22, 2024
Pretty uneventful, but well-paced enough and with an important enough goal that I didn’t mind. I also loved the lessons the children learned about rain forests and the importance of preserving them.
(PG rating)
(PG rating)
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December 29, 2020Read to Elliott!
August 31, 2022
3.5 stars
February 9, 2024
Fun book! My daughter loved it. A quick adventure in the Amazon with a brother and sister. They are trying to find magic items to free Morgan Le Fay from her magic spell. My theory is Morgan is the mouse 😅
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August 17, 2024With the boys.
December 10, 2024
Really cute, and obviously a quick read. Bought a few at a yard sale when I was feeling nostalgic and impulsive and needing to meet my book goal lol
September 6, 2017
I enjoyed this book because I liked the part when Jack and Annie got to the other side of the Amazon river in the Amazon rainforest. I did not like this book because I do not like crocodiles, jaguars, and monkeys.
December 16, 2016
My son is on a re-reading spree. He could read them himself, but he still likes them for bedtime stories. This one is quite harrowing, given that the Amazon rainforest is filled with dangerous animals at every turn. But the kids prevail and find what their looking for, but not without the help of a "native". My son theorizes that the helpers in this mini-series of 4 could be Morgan herself. But I countered with logic (and it actually was acceptable to my son!): if she needed help because she was under a spell then how could she transform herself into various other people/animals but not back into herself? He said, "Oh, right".
First read April 2015
First read April 2015
December 14, 2014
My six year old daughter loves this series and is reading it aloud to me.
September 13, 2018
"It doesn't matter if the bugs have names. They know who they are."
This one got really deep at the end, but I loved it.
This one got really deep at the end, but I loved it.
February 19, 2019
İlkokul çocuğu için basit sanki okul öncesi için gayet iyi:)
December 7, 2019
Fun read
June 24, 2020
Not my son’s favorite but he liked the piranhas and the monkey.
October 6, 2021
Jack and Annie find themselves in the Amazon in search of a special item to help them save Morgan Le Fay!
January 11, 2022
This was a great adventure. I love how these stories give empowerment to kids. With thought and effort, they can overcome anything.
April 18, 2022
Aw this one was so cute🐒
August 1, 2022
This one is particularly nostalgic for me...<3
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