Magic Tree House #54: Balto of the Blue Dawn

Magic Tree House books have been apart of our lives for many years.   My girls that are now grown loved reading these books and over the past year I have introduced them to my eight-year old.This is such an amazing series of  books and are perfect for those beginning chapter reading.  This month, my boys have enjoyed the two new additions to the Magic Tree House series.  Balto of the Blue Dawn and the Fact Tracker: Dogsledding and Extreme Sports.

About Balto of the Blue Dawn

Brother and sister Jack and Annie always go on important missions in the magic tree house, but this time they must save an entire town! The town is Nome, Alaska, and the year is 1925.  Many children and grown-ups are sick and dying.

The medicine that will save them is coming from Anchorage, a thousand miles away! More than half of the journey must be made by dogsled over the snowy wilderness.  Dogsledding teams are on the way when a blizzard hits.  It’s up to Jack and Annie to find a lost team led by the famous sled dog Balto.

About Dogsledding and Extreme Sports

Track the facts about the famous sled dog race and other incredible feats—with Jack and Annie!
 
When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #54, they had lots of questions. How do sled dogs race for so long? When was the first Iditarod? What are some other extreme sports? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about the Iditarod, open water swimming, the Ironman triathlon, free climbing, the X Games, and other ways people test their limits.
 
Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use the Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet Common Core text pairing needs.

Our thoughts:

We have loved both of these new additions to the Magic Tree House collection.  I read the first couple of pages to my five-year old and he is now hooked on the series. He usually has a hard time with us reading chapter books, but he looks forward to reading both daily.  The accompanying Fact Tracker really adds to the experience.