Mary Pope Osborne
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“I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely loves what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children’s book author.”—Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the popular Magic Tree House series. She works with her husband Will and her sister Natalie on the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Many of her books have been named to best-books lists.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
“I grew up in the military. By the time I was 15, I had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. Moving was never traumatic for me, but staying in one place was. When my dad finally retired to a small town in North Carolina, I nearly went crazy with boredom. I craved the adventure and changing scenery of our military life. Miraculously, one day I found these things, literally only a block away—at the local community theater. From then on, I spent nearly every waking hour after school there.
“After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1970s, I lived an intensely varied life. For a while I camped in a cave on the island of Crete. Then I joined up with a small band of European young people heading to ‘The East.’ We traveled through 11 Asian countries and nearly lost our lives, first in an earthquake in northern Afghanistan and then in a riot in Kabul. My trip came to an abrupt halt in Katmandu when I got blood poisoning. During the two weeks I spent in a missionary hospital there, I read all of the Tolkien trilogy. To this day, my journey to ‘The East’ is tangled up in my mind with Frodo’s adventures.
“After I returned home and recovered from my illness, I promptly headed back into the real world. I worked as a window dresser, as a medical assistant, and as a Russian travel consultant. One night I attended the opening of a musical about Jesse James. From the balcony, I fell in love with Will Osborne, the actor/musician playing Jesse. I loved his boots and his white cowboy hat; I loved how he sang and strummed the guitar. A year later, in New York City, we were married.
“Thereafter, when I wasn’t on the road with Will, I worked as a waitress, taught acting classes in a nursing home, was a bartender, and had a job as an assistant editor for a children’s magazine.
“Then one day, out of the blue, I began writing a story about an 11-year-old girl in the South. The girl was a lot like me, and many of the incidents in the story were similar to happenings in my childhood. The first draft was crudely written, but it must have communicated something to an editor, because shortly after I finished, it became a young adult novel called Run, Run Fast as You Can. Finally, I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up.
"Now 24 years and 80 books later, I think I’m one of the most fortunate people on earth. Whenever I work on a book, I feel as if I’ve traveled to some amazing place in the world. Writing Tales from the Odyssey, I sailed with Odysseus through the ancient Greek world. Working on the Spider Kane Mysteries, I spent time in an abandoned cottage garden with a group of nutty and wonderful insects. Working on my novel Haunted Waters, I lived in a haunted castle with a sea spirit. While working on my new picture book, Pompeii: Lost and Found, I felt as if I myself were excavating an ancient Roman city. And of course, with my Magic Tree House series, I take daily journeys with Jack and Annie to different times and places, from the prehistoric world of dinosaurs to the world of Camelot. Though there are 36 books of fiction and 13 non-fiction books in the Magic Tree House series now, I don’t think I’ll ever run out of places to travel to in my imagination.
"The Magic Tree House has also whisked me to schools all over the country, and the contact I now have with millions of readers has brought overwhelming joy into my life. I love the letters I get and I love reading the countless Magic Tree House stories that children themselves have written. I feel as if my readers and I are all exploring the creative process together, using our imaginations and writing skills to take us wherever we want to go. This, I tell my small fellow authors, is true magic."
MARY POPE OSBORNE ON THE MAGIC TREE HOUSE SERIES
We passed an old dilapidated tree house . . .
I spent a year trying different ways to get two kids back in time. I tried an enchanted cellar with magic whistles, an enchanted museum, and an enchanted artist’s studio. I wrote seven different manuscripts using different magical devices and nothing worked. Then on a walk in the country with my husband, we passed an old dilapidated tree house. We started talking about the tree house . . . and continued talking about it. The next day I tried writing about it—to see if it might possibly be magic. And it was.
I’m aching to hang out with penguins . . .
My stories always coincide with my personal interests, which seem fairly unlimited at this point. I find that the more you learn, the more you want to learn. I want to take Jack and Annie to Antarctica. I’m aching to hang out with penguins.
They started dreaming me up . . .
At first I just dreamed Jack and Annie up. They seem so happy and complete. I don’t want to subject them to the awful peer pressure that comes with growing older. They’d probably start hanging around the mall instead of climbing into the tree house.
My brothers and I had great adventures on our bikes and in the woods and on the beach where we lived. We felt as though we’d been to far distant worlds by the time we came home—adventures we happily kept to ourselves. I want kids to live through Jack and Annie’s independent journeys as well as their own!
It’s harmonious teamwork . . .
My editor has had an incalculable impact on these books. She has worked on all [the] books to date, and has been a great inspiration and guide. The series has a wonderful illustrator, Sal Murdocca. Sal researches the illustrations himself, and he’s very flexible and open to my ideas. The series’ designer and editor also have input into the art. It’s harmonious teamwork.
MARY POPE OSBORNE ON MARY POPE OSBORNE
I’m a creature of constant change . . .
No two days of writing for the last 20 odd years have been the same. I write at every time of the day. I carry my laptop to every part of the house—or to places outside the house. I’m a creature of constant change. I do a lot of research before I start writing, but I do a great deal more after I start writing, as I confront more and more questions about the subject matter.
I’m living an extraordinary life . . .
The best part of being a writer is being transported to other places and living other experiences. By surrounding myself with the smells, weather, animals, and people of imaginary landscapes, I feel as if I’m living an extraordinary life. The worst part of being a writer is not having enough time or energy to write all the things I want to write.
I started writing poetry in high school . . .
I was living in North Carolina and I loved the work of Thomas Wolfe. Not until my late twenties did I have any idea I could be a writer. I only knew that I loved living in my imagination, and that no matter what job I was doing, my mind and thoughts were elsewhere. I was ready to settle for being a professional daydreamer.
I’ve had too many favorite authors to list . . .
As a child, I loved Frances Hodgson Burnett and Laura Ingalls Wilder. In my teen years: Thomas Wolfe, J. D. Salinger, Hermann Hesse, and Jack Kerouac. In my twenties: Tolstoy, Nabokov, E. B. White, and Colette. Since then I’ve had too many to list. The Little Princess, The Three Ugly Sisters, and Big Farmer Big were my favorite books.
To aspiring writers:
Write, write, write. Always try to have fun and at the same time always do the hard work of rewriting.
Mary Pope Osborne is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children and young adults, including novels, picture books, biographies, mysteries, and retellings of fairy tales, myths, and tall tales. She has completed two terms as president of the Author’s Guild, the leading organization for professional writers in the United States.
PRAISE
THE MAGIC TREE HOUSE SERIES
“Mary Pope Osborne provides nicely paced excitement for young readers, and there’s just enough information mixed in so that children will take away some historical fact along with a sense of accomplishment at having completed a chapter book.”—Children’s Literature on the Magic Tree House series
“A rousing adventure tale filled with dancing fairies, white stags, and hideous beasts.”—School Library Journal on Christmas in Camelot
AMERICAN TALL TALES
—A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
—A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
—An NCSS–CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
—An ABC Children’s Booksellers’ Choice Award
MOONHORSE
—An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
—A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year
SPIDER KANE AND THE MYSTERY AT JUMBO NIGHTCRAWLER’S
—An Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Mystery
SPIDER KANE AND THE MYSTERY UNDER THE MAY-APPLE
—A Parents’ Choice Story Book Honor
—A Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Book of the Year
ONE WORLD, MANY RELIGIONS
The Ways We Worship
—An Orbis Pictus Honor Book, National Council of Teachers of English
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Magic Tree House CD Edition Books 17-24
BOOK #17: TONIGHT ON THE TITANIC: Jack and Annie are whisked away to the decks of the Titanic, where they must help two children find their way to a lifeboat - and are in danger of becoming victims of...
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 17-24
BOOK #17: TONIGHT ON THE TITANIC: Jack and Annie are whisked away to the decks of the Titanic, where they must help two children find their way to a lifeboat - and are in danger of becoming victims of...
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Magic Tree House: Books 33 & 34
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Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians
Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a 100 years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie...
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Magic Tree House Collection Volume 1: Books 1-4
A collection of adventures from Jack and Annie! This volume includes:Dinosaurs Before DarkThis time, Jack and Annie travel back 65 million years to a land filled with volcanoes, dinosaurs, and danger!The...
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Magic Tree House #30: Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
The intrepid Jack and Annie are summoned once again to the fantasy realm of Camelot. There, Merlin the Magician tells them that the Stone of Destiny has been stolen. The answer to its disappearance lies...
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Magic Tree House #45: A Crazy Day with Cobras
The New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series is back!But with the magic tree house comes terrible news: Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny, has been put under a spell! Jack and Annie must...
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Magic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Dead of Night
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Beware of avalanches! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie...
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Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last!
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Are you ready for a presidential adventure? Jack and Annie are! They...
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Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a...
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 41-44
Moonlight on the Magic FluteThe magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to eighteenth-century Austria! At the palace there are many rules, and they have to figure out how to carry out their mission and...
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 45-48
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Magic Tree House Starter Library Boxed Set
Get ready for a world of adventure with the first twenty-eight books of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the very first time! This boxed set is the ultimate...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #1: Dinosaurs
Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #2: Knights and Castles
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #3: Mummies and Pyramids
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #4: Pirates
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #5: Rain Forests
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #6: Space
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #7: Titanic
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #8: Twisters and Other Terrible Storms
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #9: Dolphins and Sharks
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #10: Ancient Greece and the Olympics
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #11: American Revolution
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #12: Sabertooths and the Ice Age
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #13: Pilgrims
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #14: Ancient Rome and Pompeii
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #15: Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #16: Polar Bears and the Arctic
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #18: Penguins and Antarctica
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #19: Leonardo da Vinci
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #20: Ghosts
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #21: Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #22: Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #23: Snakes and Other Reptiles
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #24: Dog Heroes
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Magic Tree House #25: Stage Fright on a Summer Night
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! The show must go on!That's what Jack and Annie learn when the Magic Tree House...
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Magic Tree House #26: Good Morning, Gorillas
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Gentle giants or giant monsters?That's the question Jack and Annie have about...
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Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! It's a time for giving thanks . . .when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and...
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Magic Tree House #28: High Tide in Hawaii
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Catch the wave!That's what Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them...
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Magic Tree House Volumes 1-4 Boxed Set
Get ready for a world of adventure with the first four books of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time! These four titles are the perfect gift for...
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Magic Tree House #29: Christmas in Camelot
The Magic Tree House series has become a staple for inspiring kids to read. Christmas in Camelot is a very special Magic Tree House book. Here, author Mary Pope Osborne uses the literary skills for which...
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New York's Bravest
In the 1840s, there was a real vounteer firefighter named Mose Humphreys whose bravery was reknown throughout New York City. Plays about him began being performed on Broadway in 1848 and over the years...
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Magic Tree House Volumes 5-8 Boxed Set
Books 5–8 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time! These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves...
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The Random House Book of Bible Stories
A beautifully illustrated collection of more than 50 Bible stories.In the Random House Book of Bible Stories, more than 50 stories from the Old and New Testaments come to vivid life, ready to captivate...
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Magic Tree House Volumes 9-12 Boxed Set
Books 9–12 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time! These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who...
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Magic Tree House #31: Summer of the Sea Serpent
Jack and Annie are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin the magician. Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. From underwater caves to a Spider Queen, from mystical...
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Magic Tree House #32: Winter of the Ice Wizard
JACK AND ANNIE, joined by Teddy and Kathleen (from earlier books), travel in the Magic Tree House to a land of snow where the Ice Wizard has captured Morgan and Merlin. The four friends must find the Ice...
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Pompeii
The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that snuffed out life in Pompeii and buried the town has long been a fascinating moment in history for children. This book presents that dramatic story with Mary Pope...
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Magic Tree House #34: Season of the Sandstorms
Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way that...
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Magic Tree House #33: Carnival at Candlelight
MERLIN HAS ASKED Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy. With the help of a research book, a book of magic rhymes, and a set of mysterious...
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Magic Tree House #36: Blizzard of the Blue Moon
Jack and Annie are off on another Merlin Mission. This time, Merlin has sent them to rescue a beautiful magical creature—the unicorn. But when they land in New York City during the Depression of...
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Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn
Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to askfor help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister...
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Magic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad Genius
JACK AND ANNIE are on a mission to save Merlin from his sorrows! Charged with finding the second of four secrets of happiness, the brother-and-sister team travel back in the magic tree house to the period...
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Magic Tree House #39: Dark Day in the Deep Sea
Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness–secrets they need if they’re going to save Merlin. But when the magic tree house leads them to a tiny deserted island in the...
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Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin
JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness—secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven’t visited before:...
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Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark Book & CD Set
THE BOOK THAT started it all is now in a new package with a CD of the author reading the story. Whether kids are fans or new to the bestselling Magic Tree House series, this package makes for a magical...
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Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn Book & CD Set
THE MAGIC TREE House whisks Jack and Annie back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Hall of the castle, a feast is under way. But Jack and Annie aren’t exactly welcome guests!...
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Magic Tree House Volumes 13-16 Boxed Set
Books 13–16 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time! These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #17: Sea Monsters
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The Magic Tree House Library: Books 1-28
“I WISH WE COULD GO THERE!”When they are in the tree house, Jack and Annie only have to say those simple words and the tree house starts to spin, faster and faster. . . . And then, poof!—the...
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Magic Tree House #41: Moonlight on the Magic Flute
Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they’ve ever worn—including a wig for Jack...
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Magic Tree House #42: A Good Night for Ghosts
Jack and Annie are on their second mission to find—and inspire—artists to bring happiness to millions. After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts,...
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Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter
Jack and Annie are on their third mission to find (and inspire!) creative people to bring happiness to others through the arts (Mozart and Louis Armstrong so far). Set in Ireland, Jack and Annie meet an...
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Magic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!Jack and Annie’s mission from Merlin the Magician? To help the famous writer...
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Magic Tree House Volumes 17-20 Boxed Set
Books 17–20 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time! These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who...
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Favorite Series Starters Boxed Set
Let the adventures begin!What do the Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, A to Z Mysteries, Andrew Lost, and Nate the Great series have in common? Not only are the main characters spunky and lovable kids...
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Magic Tree House: Games and Puzzles from the Tree House
The best activity book for kids who love the Magic Tree House series!Travel through time and around the world with Jack and Annie to help them solve mazes and crossword puzzles, break secret codes, play...
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Magic Tree House 20th Anniversary Edition: Dinosaurs Before Dark
We are celebrating by bringing full color to the Cretaceous period—full-color art that is! This jacketed hardcover edition boasts new artwork, plus extras, like an interview between the creators,...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #25: Abraham Lincoln
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last!, they had lots of questions. What was it like to grow up in a log cabin? How did Lincoln become president?...
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #26: Pandas and Other Endangered Species
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are leatherback sea turtles...
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Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! A castle with a secret passage!That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic...
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Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Jack and Annie don't need another mummy.But that's what they get when the Magic...
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Magic Tree House #4: Pirates Past Noon
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! It's a treasure trove of trouble!Jack and Annie are in for a high-seas adventure...
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Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Have you ever met a real live ninja?Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House...
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Magic Tree House #6: Afternoon on the Amazon
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Vampire bats and killer ants?That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into...
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Magic Tree House #7: Sunset of the Sabertooth
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! The Ice Age is very cool. . . for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie...
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Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Three . . . two . . . one . . . BLAST OFF!The Magic Tree House whisks Jack...
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Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! IT'S SINK OR SWIMfor Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off...
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Magic Tree House #10: Ghost Town at Sundown
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Is this town HAUNTED?Jack and Annie wonder when the Magic Tree House whisks...
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Magic Tree House #11: Lions at Lunchtime
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! "Where are the lions?"Jack wonders when the Magic Tree House whisks him and...
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Magic Tree House #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! It's icicle city . . . when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to the...
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Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Who wants to vacation next to a volcano?Jack and Annie are about to find out...
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Magic Tree House #14: Day of the Dragon King
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Who would burn books?Jack and Annie find out when the Magic Tree House whisks...
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Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! "Beware of Vikings!"warns Morgan. Then Jack and Annie are whisked back to ancient...
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Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! No girls allowed at the Olympic Games!That's the rule when the Magic Tree House...
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Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Titanic trouble!Jack and Annie are in for an exciting, scary, and sad adventure...
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Magic Tree House #18: Buffalo Before Breakfast
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Hello, buffalo!That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks...
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Magic Tree House #19: Tigers at Twilight
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Tigers in trouble?That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House...
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Magic Tree House #20: Dingoes at Dinnertime
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Wildfire!That's what Jack and Annie are up against when they are whisked away...
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Magic Tree House #21: Civil War on Sunday
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Cannon fire!That's what Jack and Annie hear when the Magic Tree House whisks...
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Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! It is a dark and snowy nightwhen the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie...
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Magic Tree House #23: Twister on Tuesday
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! An adventure to blow you away!That's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic...
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Magic Tree House #24: Earthquake in the Early Morning
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! An adventure that will shake you up!That's what Jack and Annie get when the...
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The Mysteries of Spider Kane
With two books in one—Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple and Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler’s—this is a great read-aloud for younger children as well as...
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8
Dinosaurs Before Dark Jack and his younger sister, Annie, stumble upon a tree house filled with books. Before Jack and Annie can figure out the mystery of the tree house, it whisks them back to the prehistoric...
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Magic Tree House: Books 1-4 Ebook Collection: Mystery of the Tree House
The adventures that started it all! Newly bound together, the first four books of the fan-favorite chapter-book series are the perfect introduction to the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series....
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American Tall Tales
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of these collection of tales. There are among nine "tall" heroes featured in this exuberant collection of traditional American folk tales, including Paul Bunyan,...
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One World, Many Religions
Religious understanding is as important today than any other time in history. In this highly acclaimed book, Mary Pope Osborne introduces readers to the six major religions of the world. One World, Many...
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Moonhorse
A lovely lullaby by the author of the Magic Tree House booksOut of the night the shimmering Moonhorse appears, and a young girl leaves her father napping on the front porch to join the silver-winged horse...
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Magic Tree House Collection Volume 7: Books 25-28
Stage Fright on a Summer NightThe show must go on! That's what Jack and Annie learn when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to Elizabethan England. There they meet William Shakespeare who’s having...
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MTH 40/7- CD AUDIO COLL PPK
Experience the entire Magic Tree House audiobook collection as sibling adventurers Jack and Annie travel across distant lands throughout history in Mary Pope Osborne's award-wining children's series. ...
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Magic Tree House: Books 29-32
Christmas in CamelotIt begins with a simple invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot, a magical place that exists only in myth and fantasy. What Jack and Annie don’t know is that the invitation...
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Magic Tree House: Books 33-36
Carnival at CandlelightMerlin has asked Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy, in the 1700s. With the help of some new friends, a research...
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 37-40
This four-story collection includes:Dragon of the Red DawnMerlin the magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young...
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 9-16
Dolphins at DaybreakIt’s sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean.Ghost Town at SundownIs this town haunted? Jack and Annie wonder when...
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Magic Tree House: Books 1 and 2
Dinosaurs Before DarkThis time, Jack and Annie travel back 65 million years to a land filled with volcanoes, dinosaurs, and danger!The Knight at DawnJack and Annie travel back in time to medieval England...
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Magic Tree House: Books 3 and 4
A new collection of adventures from Jack and Annie! This volume includes:Mummies in the MorningJack and Annie find themselves whisked away to ancient Egypt, where they come face to face with a dead queen--and...
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Magic Tree House: Books 5 and 6
Jack and Annie return to audio with two more eye-opening adventures.In this collection Jack and Annie learn the secrets of the Ninjas and explore the rainforests of the Amazon. Includes:Night of the NinjasAfternoon...
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Magic Tree House: Books 7 and 8
In these new adventures, Jack and Annie travel backward and forward in time! This volume includes:Sunset of the SabertoothJack and Annie are whisked all the way back to the Ice Age in this compelling Magic...
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Magic Tree House: Books 9 & 10
This collection includes:Dolphins at DaybreakMorgan le Fay will make Jack and Annie masters of the tree house if only they can solve four riddles -- which will take four books, of course! Dolphins at Daybreak...
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Magic Tree House: Books 11 & 12
This collection includes:Lions at LunchtimeJack and Annie are whisked off to the vast plains of Africa, where they must solve Morgan le Fay's third magical riddle. But that's only the beginning! Once the...
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