Originally Posted by Portia
Thanks for the perspective for higher grades Kai. I find this happening with our other curricula as well. It works for a while, then it looses its magic somewhere along the way. I hate to hear that this program changes over time, but at least I now know. Any idea when exactly the change in format happens (right after Town?)?

Yes, after Town. Grammar (and Essay) Voyage have a traveling/nautical theme, but there are no characters like Mud or Queequack (was that his name?). After the amazingness of Island and Town, the voyage/nautical theme of Voyage was disappointing and annoying. The Magic Lens is a straight grammar book, which seems less annoying because it's not pretending to be something its not.