…by finding an interesting series.
Children's books that come in a
series are excellent for many reasons.
- Once a child reads the first book in the series and likes it, there are immediately more books from the rest of the series that he/she will want to read!
- Series help to develop more complex characters and plots which help capture child’s' attention and interest and make him/her want to read more.
I’ve always read to my daughter and that’s how now my 6 years old Basia reads to me when I’m busy cooking
a dinner.
My daughter’s latest hit is
“Magic Tree House” by Mary Pope Osborne
The series consists of two
groups.
The first group consists of books
1-28, in which Morgan Le Fay sends Jack and Annie, two normal
children from Frog Creek , Pennsylvania
The second group, referred to as
the Magic Tree House "Merlin Missions," begins with book 29, “Christmas in Camelot”. In the Merlin
Missions, Jack and Annie have quests from the ancient wizard Merlin the Magician. These books are longer
than the previous 28, and some take place in fantasy realms like Camelot. Kathleen
and Teddy are two trainees who become Jack and Annie’s friends during their
adventures, with one of these adventures being to free Teddy from a spell. Kathleen
and Teddy irregularly join Jack and Annie, and when they don't, provide them
support instead.
Altogether, there are 52 fiction
books. In addition, a number of nonfiction companions, called the “Magic Tree
House Fact Trackers”, have been published. The fact trackers are coauthored by
Mary Pope Osborne, her husband - Will Osborne, and sister - Natalie Pope Boyce.
The fact trackers supply a non-fiction background for several of the topics
explored in the fiction books.
Mary Pope Osborne web http://marypopeosborne.com/
Some “Magic Tree House” activities from The Random House
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