Magic Tree House, Books 9-16 Audio CD – Unabridged, October 14, 2003

Magic Tree House CD Collection Books 9-16I can't say enough about the Magic Tree House series. They combine adventure with learning. In each story Jack and Annie take a trip in the magic tree house to different places and even different times. They meet famous historical people or experience historical events. Sometimes they travel to the future or interact with wildlife. Annie's strength is her intuition and courage. Jack's strength is his love of books and research. The two kids' strengths combine to support and guide the team.My one complaint when we bought the first 8 stories on CD was that the stories overlap the discs which make it difficult for my son to independently select the story he wants. So I often have to navigate and find the beginning of the story then we have to switch to another disc to finish it. This is still a small hassle. However it didn't prevent me from purchasing the next set in the series. I enjoy listening to the stories too. On first listening they are interesting. With additional listening I realized how much information is conveyed.From the beginning of the MTH stories, four stories are grouped together toward special goals. In this set, episode 8 -12, the kids are earning their Master Librarian cards by completing 4 dangerous adventures. The second four the new librarians are sent back in time to collect 4 lost myths. When they succeed they are rewarded with enlightenment that the stories are about constellations.The stories are read by the author. She has a voice that is easy to listen to. We have some in book form as well for bed time reading. But the CD's are so perfect for riding in the car. We live in a rural area so he is stuck in his car seat for half hour rides quite often. My son is 5 now but I imagine these stories would interest 4 to 10 year olds.

My preschoolers love listening to these books! As others have said the only draw back is that the books are split between CDs, so kids (or parents) can't just grab 1 CD for a given book, and some stories start partway through a CD. That is the only drawback. Stories and narration are great. Stories are fictional, but have historical elements or real events.

The audiobooks are so good. The children love to listen to the stories while we are in the car and, honestly, I love these stories too. The author herself reads the stories and she does a wonderful job. There is a strong educational component to these stories as well. Lots of historical facts made so interesting in these fabulous stories. I have 5, 8 and 11 year olds and all three of them listen with rapt attention. We bought multiple collections up to book 40. Will likely buy more when we finish these. I would recommend this item!

These stories are interesting, exciting and educational. It's fun, even for me, to hear about the different environments Mary Pope Osborne so clearly and gracefully describes. I used to read the books to my kids (4 and 7 years old) at night, but them being in a bunk bed makes it a little hard to see the pictures. Especially if I'm trying to keep the light dim. When I discovered they like listening to the CD as much as me reading to them, it has become a wonderful bedtime ritual.

Our family loves these stories! I love it because we can listen to it at home or on the road. It's particularly nice on the road to mix things up if they're tired of watching movies or coloring, etc. The author does a good job narrating and my kids love listening to what will happen next. Very happy with this purchase and would recommend!

Our son's teacher is reading the books to the kids during rest time in school (5K). We bought the CD books 1-16 and he has listened to them at home in his room and when we take longer car trips. They are priceless! His imagination can run wild, he is engaged and learns quite a bit. We recently had great conversations about volcanos, ocean life and Roman times - all triggered from the Magic Tree House stories. I would say - if your child is into adventure stories, these books are priceless!! We will buy the next batch before going on another long road trip.

My 6 year old grandson loves the Magic Tree House stories and has learned so many bits of history, geography, science, and culture from listening to these CDs. The narration by the author is just great, very clear and dramatic. I would have given 5 stars, but the publisher should have put just 1 story on each CD. Instead, the stories follow each other wherever the last one left off, so it's hard to find the beginning track if you are looking for a special story. Otherwise, these are wonderful stories and recordings. They are especially good for developing children's listening skills.

My 6-year old loves these books. She listens to them at bedtime, she loves them so much that if I don’t remember to turn them off she stays up listening until my battery dies!