Sunset of the Sabertooth

Magic Tree House #7

by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

The Ice Age is very cool...for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure--not even a saber-toothed tiger!

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Chapter Books, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade

68 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 1996

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.

Reviews

[Bookishrealm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another installment in the series completed! I'm determined to make my way through the entire series this year. In this specific volume, readers are introduced to yet another "world" / time period. I don't necessarily know much about the Ice Age so this was of particular interest to me. I'm hoping that the story begins to move forward by the 9th or 10th book and we learn more about how these objects will free Morgan.

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this story for my kid. We are enjoying this series. Good humor with actions and adventure.

This story, siblings Jack and Annie are on an adventure in the Ice Age to find the special something to take back home with them. They are on a quest since they figured out who owned the magical tree house library. The owner somehow got herself trapped and these things that they are on a quest to find are supposed to help freed her.

On this adventure, Jack and Annie learned of the people living in the Ice Age and the animals roaming the snowy landscape. They got to know the Sabertooth and the Mammoth.

I read this book from CloudLibrary.

[Sonja Rosa Lisa ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anne und Philipp erleben in diesem Band der "Das magische Baumhaus"-Reihe wieder ein spannendes Abenteuer. Diesmal geht es für die beiden zurück in die Eiszeit. Dafür sind sie denkbar schlecht angezogen, denn sie kommen gerade vom Schwimmen und tragen nur ihre Badesachen. Jetzt heißt es, schnell warme Kleidung oder einen warmen Ort zu finden. Sie entdecken eine Höhle, doch es ist die Höhle eines Eisbären!

Mein Leseeindruck:

Auch dieser Band der Kinderbuchreihe hat mir sehr viel Lesespaß geschenkt. Ich mag Bücher über Zeitreisen generell sehr gerne, und diese Kinderbuchreihe finde ich daher sehr gelungen.

Die Geschichte über Anne und Philipp in der Eiszeit ist nicht nur spannend, sondern für junge Leseratten auch sehr lehrreich.

Schade, dass ich diese Kinderbuchreihe nicht in meiner Kindheit lesen konnte. Ich glaube, ich hätte noch viel mehr Spaß daran gefunden als jetzt, obwohl mir die Geschichten auch jetzt als Erwachsene trotzdem sehr gut gefallen!

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book made me cold. The icy description of the landscapes and the howls of the wind blowing through made it very chilly. Not to even mention the fact that Jack and Annie were wearing their wet bathing suits, talk about cold!

Jack kept mentioning the possibility of freezing to death if they didn't find warmer clothes, and as a kid you roll that off as an expression. But reading this as an older, more logical thinker, I began to realize how dangerous and awesome these magical adventures were. I also wondered what would happen if Jack and Annie were injured or did die in this other place.

When they go back home, time doesn't change in Frog Creek, it's the same time. Would the world just freeze and never exist again if these two kids were never able to make it back?

These are some insane questions that can race through the mind of an over-thinker, that is why this concept of magic and time travel via tree house is made for children.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The artwork in this graphic novel is beautiful.

That alone makes this book worth reading. But also, the story remains the same as the original Sunset of the Sabertooth book, and casually flows through each chapter in a visual format with minimal text. There are educational paragraphs here and there related to early humans, cave paintings, ancient DIY hand tools and a great many more random but also pretty interesting bits of information.

The details of the magic involved in this series is different than I remember. This graphic novel has sparked my interest to read the series again. I'll probably read more of the graphic novels too because I really enjoy the format used here as well as the level of detail put into the artwork. It has a watercolor style effect that goes well with the vibe of the story.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Books For Young Readers and Mary Pope Osborne for providing this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

[Shadyside Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book lacked action but made up for it with the suspense. Although, the end was quite a blast!

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lights made out of carved out rocks, animal fat and moss; cave bear; a saber-tooth tiger; reindeer coats; a sorceror resembling a reindeer and owl; cro-magnon humans; and a mammoth bone flute are all things Jack and Annie encounter when they travel to the Ice Age in search of the third of four items that will help them rescue Morgan Le Fey. Plenty of action and suspense abound. Beautiful Ice Age art work is presented to the reader. A wonderful story with plenty of learning and excitement.

[Ellie Mae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow the book was great I love saber tooths so this worked out for me :3

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is seventh in the series of books the Magic Tree House. Although it is a chapter book my son and I sat and read it for about 30 minutes or so. Very interesting, keeping our attention. Just enough 'Science' to keep it educational but yet enough imagination in it to keep it fun too. Looking forward to reading some more.

This was wasn't disappointing after enjoying the first one as much as we did. Each book apparently will have a 'guide' to the two children in the book but to the reader-listener it will give History lesson or a Science lesson to the time frame of where the children are. A really neat series of books!


This seventh book in the series was very good. It's starting to wrap the series together although you CAN read them individually, it's just nicer to read them in order to understand what is really going on. At the beginning of this book is a prologue that kind of summarizes the stories up till now so if you haven't read those before you can kind of catch up. In this one the kids go in search of their friend Morgan and adventure to the Ice Age. There were more lessons about the Ice Age and the people who lived during that time in this book than there was in the other books. BUT that made this story. Helping the children that was 'trapped' there to understand how to survive while teaching the reader-listener about that timeframe. Was a wonderful 'science' lesson wrapped around a good book! We look forward to continuing reading this series

[Emmylou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sunset of the sabertooth
by:Mary pope osborne
Emmy’s book review I rate this book 4 stars

This book is about two kids traveling together in time. They travel to the ice age and it's a really good book. It is very fun to read and it is detailed.
My favorite character was Annie because she is the same age as me. I am 7 years old. And Annie does not listen. I like this book because they ride a mammoth in one part and when Jack played the floot. l don’t like where they see the sabertooth.I also don’t like where they go into the cave. I think 6-13 should read this book. If you like the wild you should read this book.And if you like winter you should read this book.

[Pallavi · Rating 3 out of 5]

***3.5***
As always enjoyed the book. It was great read...

Happy Reading!!!

[Lyla Baird · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so good
And I think that even if it was fiction it still was really really good
And that it was very fun to read

[Charity (Booktrovert Reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

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So, unlike me, if you were in a swimsuit and you chose to go back in time where there is snow like Jack and Annie did. I will personally have said no thank you and walked out of that treehouse. But of course...Annie said oops and magically transported themselves there.

Geesh Annie, always running into things.

Jack and Annie get magically thrown into the time of the sabretooth. Everything is prehistoric to the time of mammoths and sabretooth. They can't leave until they find another clue to help save Morgan Le Fey. What I think is funny is that they were able to get to a cave...in their swimsuits without freezing to death. Then find animal fur clothes and thought it was fine to take them. Then when they no longer needed it, felt the need to return it and just dropped in at the base of the Magic Treehouse. Where they declared that prehistoric people are able to find it.

I can't think too hard on this one. It's a kid's book, so it's cute and a good read.

[ReadingWolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

I highly recommend the Magic Treehouses for young readers, if you love exiting, and actions in books. Although I also recommend to pre-teens and teens! It’s a great boon to read if you just want a short book. But this is a really great series! Hope you enjoy it if you read them!

[Nikky3 · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Let's go to the ice age in our bathing suits!"... the tree house kids died of exsposer. No more books.

[Julia Sommer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you know Magic Tree House books have lots of action? And when somebody talks it shows who's talking. I read Sunset of the Sabortooth. The picchures that the Cro Magnons made were amazing. The book took place a long time ago. Annie and Jack looked like real people. That book made me exited because I wonderd if Jack and Annie is going to go in the tree house in time befor Jack and Annie freez to death. You sould read this if you like blizzards. By Till, age 7

[Melissa Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great. My favorite part was when Jack scared away the saber tooth tiger with a flute. ~ 6 year old

[Meghan John · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I liked Jack and Annie with the rope” when they were rescued out of a pit.

[Jennifer (dustjacket_fullofmonsters) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun Ice Age Adventure

[Colby Prince · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite character was the Mammoth. i dont really remeber it because i forgot to do it when i read it:)

[Evelyn McCallum · Rating 4 out of 5]

I kind of liked the part when they were in their bathing suits and they went to the cold place. I liked the part where the mouse was on the mammoth!

[Tomoya Sugiyama · Rating 3 out of 5]

-MAGIC TREE HOUSE serious, RANDOM HOUSE, RL2.2
-Oct 23rd=65min.
-7words
sibling,warp,snow-land,sorcerer,mammoth,born,flute
-question
1.Which do you like, too cold or too hot? Why?
A.I don't like both of them, but espercialy, I hate too cold, because, I can't bear without a heating.

2.Have you ever played the flute? (Yes)When did you do it? (No)Do you want to try it?
A.Yes, I have. However, when I was a elementary school student, I played the flute, so I don't remember in detail about it.

I did't understand why there was a sorcerer in the snow-land, but this point so funny for me, because it's a strange thing!

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

My generic review for the Magic Tree House books -

We've loved them all so far. They are fun, easy to read and contain quite a bit of historical information. We use them as read-alouds, but most elementary/middle school kids could read them on their own.

It does have a touch of 'girl power' at the expense of making the brother seem a little dumb. That kinda bugs. But it's not obvious and my boys haven't noticed. They think Jack is just as cool as his sister.

[Stephanie Sykes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good book. I recommend this book to elementary kids and for all genders. This book isn't a chick-flick and is an easy read. There were two kids in this book, their names were Jack and Annie. Their tree house was a magic tree house. The tree house took them back to the Ice Ages. They had to find something that started with a “M”. The thing they found that started with a “M” was mammoth.

[Jenn Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the Magic Treehouse books so much. I used to read them to my children and they always loved the opening line about spinning faster and faster until everything was still. Every single time they recited that line with me. So I will say I was a little disappointed to see that line changed. But other than that, this book was the exact feel of the novels. I can't wait to see the rest of the series.

4 stars

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a little like Clan of The Cave Bear for little kids. LOL Jack and Annie go back in time to the Ice Age and see Cro-Magnons, animals, and cave paintings.

One thing I didn't like is that Jack and Annie ride on the back of a mammoth. I don't think that was possible??? Maybe it was magic....Whoooooo!

[Norberto Leyva · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Sunset of the Sabertooth” is about Jack and Annie who go on their most wild adventure when the magic tree house sends them back to the Ice Age. They have to find something with the letter “M.” It ends up being a mammoth that they find. I recommend this book to elementary or middle school because of the adventures Jack and Annie experience.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a great adventure! This time, we head back to prehistoric times where we meet Cro-Magnon people, a Sabertooth Tiger and even a Wooly mammoth. Brr!!! Don't forget to put your reindeer skin on! Definitely not a swimsuit adventure ; )

[Nolan Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I read this book it was like it took me to a whole new world. And trust me if you read this you will stare at it non stop. You will stare at it every second of every minot of four-hours.

[Joanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book #7 was a big hit. My oldest has really been enjoying these especially now as Jack and Annie are trying to find the items needed to free Morgan from an evil curse.