Reviews for Lions at Lunchtime (Magic Tree House Series #11)

The average rating for Lions at Lunchtime (Magic Tree House Series #11) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-11-01 00:00:00 Jordan Veelle "Lions at Lunchtime" by Mary Pope Osborne is the eleventh book in the Magic Treehouse Series. The books starts off like all of the others were Jack and Annie are going into the treehouse and pick a book to go to. They get to Africa and see a gazelle running into the woods. The gazelle leads them to Morgan and she gives them a riddle to solve. "I'm the color of gold and as sweet as can be. But beware of the danger that's all around me. What am I?" So then they take off into the African safari in search of the answer to the riddle. Knowing Annie as curious as she is trys to go by every animal they see. They eventually come up to this bird and it leads them to a bees hive. The answer is honey. Now they have to get back to the treehouse to give Morgan the answer. While on their way back they encounter a group of hungry lions. Annie starts to chase them but they end up chasing them back and they make it back to the treehouse just before the lions get to them. They make it back home before lunchtime and give Morgan the answer to the riddle. They then head home to lunch. The two main characters in the book are Jack and Annie. Jack is more of the thinker of the two and is always looking out for his little sister Annie. Annie is more of the adventurous type and is always getting into things and/or chasing things. The setting takes place in the safari of Africa for the most part and otherwise back at home in the frog creek woods.It takes place during nowadays but does not say. The author is very detailed with the setting and brings it to life with the characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a book about animals or to elementary school kids. This book is short and easy to read. I rate this book at four because it has a good story line but there could have been more to it.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-10-16 00:00:00 Loren Nacy Lions at Lunchtime by Mary Pope Osborne is the third of the four riddles and 11th in the Magic Tree House Series. Jack and Annie have their third scroll riddle to solve. It takes them to Kenya where they see zebras, wildebeests, hyenas and lions. They also meet a Masai warrior. The book is full of interesting facts about the animals and the life cycle around the waterhole. The riddle this time is also focused on the animals of the area. Like the previous two riddles, the answer will be obvious to an adult but will probably take the child reading the book a little long to sort out. My son came up with a number of possible solutions but had to wait to figure it out with Jack and Annie. My only complaint with the book is that it makes Kenya seem more remote than it is. Now of course Jack and Annie can travel through time and space so they might have gone back in time in their journey to Kenya. It would though have been nice to include some details about how the Maasai are one part of Kenyan society instead of being represented as a mysterious and possibly threatening stranger near the waterhole.