September Read/Lydia

Magic Tree House #35 : Night of the New Magicians
Autor : Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN : 978-0-375-83036-5
Pages : 144

The magic tree house could take Jack and Annie to any time and place in history. The tree house belonged to Morgan le Fey a magical librarian from the legendary realm of Camelot. Jack and Annie got a mission from the magician Merlin in this book. They had to find the four magicians and learn their secrets at the Paris World’s Fair in 1889.
The four new magicians are: the Magician of Sound- his voice can be heard for a thousand miles, the Magician of Light- his fires glow but they do not burn, the Magician of the Invisible- he battles deadly enemies no one can see, the Magician of Iron- he bends the metals of earth and triumphs over the wind.
Jack and Annie were sent to Paris World’s Fair, where was thousands of exhibits from over the world. At first Jack and Annie searched for real magicians but they realized before long the magicians are inventors, who are all famous for doing great things in science or other field. Jack and Annie found out the Magician of Sound was Alexander Graham Bell, who invented telephone, the Magician of Light was Thomas Alva Edison, who invented light bulb, the Magician of the Invisible was Louis Pasteur, who discovered and investigated microbes, and the Magician of Iron was Gustave Eiffel, who built Eiffel Tower.
Jack and Annie finally met the four magicians on the top of the Eiffel Tower. Jack and Annie asked the four magicians their secrets of magic. Gustave Eiffel, the Magician of Iron, said “I have a taste for adventure and a love of work and responsibility.” Louis Pasteur, the Magician of the Invisible, said “Chance favors the prepared mind.” Thomas Alva Edison, the Magician of Light, said “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” Alexander Graham Bell, the Magician of Sound, said “When one door closes, another door opens.”
Jack and Annie learned from their secrets: if you want to reach your goal, you have to love adventure and responsibility. You have to study and be prepared so luck will favor you. You have to work really hard, because genius is ninety-nine percent perspiration and only one percent inspiration. You should never lose hope because when one door closes, another one opens, and you don’t want to miss it. Jack and Annie told Merlin their secrets of magic and promised that they will remember and live in each of these secrets.