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Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, Book 6) (by Mary Pope Osborne)

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One of the weaker entries in the series.

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Families can talk about the Amazon rainforest.

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What's the story?
A troop of flesh-eating army ants sets in motion a chain of events, taking Jack and Annie into a canoe without paddles, drifting down the Amazon. Piranhas, crocodiles, and snake-draped trees carry the story along as the duo searches for the second of four objects needed to release Morgan le Fay from a spell. Peanut the mouse accompanies them on their journey; a vine-swinging monkey provides the needed object.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

No real danger ever gets too close, as the Magic Tree House twosome stumbles along, evading one creature after another. Annie, the animal lover, here is terrified of all bugs, which surprises even Jack. Snakes and crocs provide the standard elements of drama, but fall short of any heightened excitement. The needed object, through no effort of their own, falls into their lap as an unwanted gift, which adds to mystery but detracts from the magic.

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Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Sal Murdocca
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: January 1, 1995
Number of pages: 67
Paperback price: $3.99
This review was written by Megan McDonald
 
 

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