My daughter is obsessed with all things Paris, so we opted for Night of the New Magicians, which is set in Paris. We are only in the beginning stages of the book currently, but Jack and Annie have landed in Paris during the 1889 World’s Fair. Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was built for this fair? Jack and Annie taught me that interesting fact! (see why I think these books are so educational?)
Their task is to find four “new magicians” and protect them from an evil sorcerer. Here are the four magicians”
- 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.
After reading these descriptions, my daughter and I took a few minutes to talk about which magician we would like to be if we could pick. We then decided that my her brother would be the Magician of Chaos—he destroys all things! I thought it might be kind of fun to expand this to a “who am I?” game in the classroom. Perhaps with famous people or vocabulary terms.
I’m guessing each magician is going to be an invention. I hope as I continue to read this I’ll pick up a few more interesting historical tidbits!
Dr. K.
As you said, if students are able to read books that are historical fiction then the child can benefit and learn so much from the book by also adding in some uniqueness as well. I remember reading Magic Tree House books and loved how they intertwined fiction and other genres as well to keep it interesting. I wouldnt have thought to connect the the 4 stages into a class game, I think this is a wonderful idea to implement into a classroom and to connect it to the book. I have not read this particular book before, but now I am going to and find ways like you to turn the book into an activity and also with other books!
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