Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House Series #18)

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Morgan Le Fey, a magical librarian from the time of King Arthur, has charged a brave young pair of children with the task of freeing an enchanted dog from a spell by collecting four gifts. In the 18th easy-to-read chapter book in Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House series, eight-year-old Jack and seven-year-old Annie travel back almost 200 years to the Great Plains to find a "gift from the prairie blue." Along the way, Annie and Jack make friends with young Black Hawk, narrowly miss a buffalo stampede, and learn about how the Lakotas view the earth and their place in it. (Ages 8 to 12)


Book Description
The Magic Tree House carries Jack and Annie back to the Old West, where they roam the Great Plains with a Lakota boy.


Card catalog description
The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.


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The Magic Tree House carries Jack and Annie back to the Old West, where they roam the Great Plains with a Lakota boy.


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The eighteenth in the Magic Tree House series takes young Jack and Annie to the Great Plains, in the early 19th century. The tree house, belonging to Arthurian librarian Morgan le Fay is filled with books, the illustrations of which serve as hyperlinks to the places depicted. Once on their adventure, Jack uses the reference book as a source of information subtly conveyed in the body of the text to the reader. As part of the story, Jack and Annie live the period. In this case, they visit the Lakota Indians, largest of the Native American tribes. while visiting, they learn about the clothing, customs, and daily lives of the Indians and their lost land and lifestyle. Jack models note-taking and the use of reference materials, and the story is one segment of a quest to solve four ancient riddles in order to become Master Librarians. In this story, the author explains the Legend of White Buffalo woman and additional facts about the Lakota Indians, also known as the Sioux. More information about the Magic Tree House Series is available at the Random House web site, www.randomhouse.com/magictreehouse. The site provides suggestions for teachers, an opportunity for readers to interact with the author, and information about the author and her other books. "Magic Tree House" series.


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