Review: Myra and the Magic Motorcycle: The Business in Bermuda by Amanda Greenslade

27 November of 2015 by

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Reviewer's Rating: 5
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Take a magic ride with Myra

Myra and the Magic Motorcycle: The Business in Bermuda by Amanda Greenslade
Myra and the Magic Motorcycle: The Business in Bermuda By Amanda Greenslade, Illustrated by Glen Holman

Children’s Picture Book / Early Reader age 9

Released August 20, 2015

Australian eBook Publisher

Series: Myra and the Magic Motorcycle, Book 1

Reviewed by Alyssa and Jean

Age and Reading Level
 
This series is ideal for reading to children aged 4–8, or as a reader for age 9 (Australian reading level 22), or advanced readers age 7+. See School Activities here.
 
About Myra and the Magic Motorcycle
 
myraMyra and the Magic Motorcycle is a series of children’s books written by Amanda Greenslade and drawn by Glen Holman. The series is about an 8-year-old girl named Myra, who has a magic motorcycle that takes her all over the world. In every story the motorcycle brings Myra on a special mission to help someone.
 
Each book teaches about a specific location in the world as well as having a social theme. The social themes include understanding human behaviour, developing interpersonal skills and social issues such as poverty, inequality, bullying, the media etc.
 
The other main characters are Mum, Dad and Myra’s pet kingfisher, Diver. New characters are brought into each story.
 
Book One: The Business in Bermuda
 
When an eight-year-old Australian girl, named Myra, finds a shining yellow motorcycle in the shed, she doesn’t expect it to actually work. It has strange buttons on the display and something like an eyebrow on the headlight. There is a key in the ignition!
 
Along with her pet bird, Diver, Myra finds herself on an exciting adventure across the other side of the Earth. The magic motorcycle takes her to new places and she is able to meet some people who really need her help.
 
Turn the key and rev the throttle. You’re about to go on the adventure of a lifetime with Myra and the Magic Motorcycle.

 

Take a magic ride with Myra

 

This book is really great if you like motorcycles or mysteries. If you read this book it will be really mysterious and awesome. Myra moved to a new house and found a magic motorcycle. Her adventures started the moment she turned it on. First she pressed the Fusion Flight button and took a ride on a beam of light. Then she decided to check out the Globe Slide button. Whoosh, she travels through the earth to Bermuda. The Distress Detector takes her to a family that is poor and really needs her help. The story was magically awesome and we really loved the pictures. ~ Alyssa, age 10.

At the end of the book the author poses the question of what the reader would suggest the use for six mysterious buttons would be. Alyssa’s thoughts for the mysterious buttons are: Invisibility, translator to talk with people and animals, a shape-shifting button to change the bike into something else like a submarine, a food and drink dispenser, rocket ship capabilities for outer space travel and a computer that can answer your questions.

What a wonderfully fun and enlightening book. We absolutely loved the illustrations. While totally out of this world and over the top when it comes to reality Myra’s story is just perfect for entertaining and engaging a child’s imagination. The story takes a serious bent when it introduces the idea of poverty, need and another culture. I love the way Ms. Greenslade presented a very serious subject in a fun-loving way that engages children and encourages them to take action themselves. Although a few words proved challenging and a couple needed defining Alyssa had no problem reading the story and getting totally wrapped up in it. It was also an experience in learning the difference in Australian terms and spelling versus American English. All in all, I would highly recommend this series and this book in particular. What a wonderfully magical read!

 

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O Factor: G

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  1. Another great review, Alyssa! ?. I love motorcycles and mysteries and this book sounds like a lot of fun. Your ideas for mysterious buttons are awesome! Great imagination!

    • Thank you again for the message about the Magic Motorcycle. It’s so cool I got an email from the author! She is going to send me another book to read. It’s interactive and you get to solve the mystery yourself. ~Alyssa

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