Magic Tree House Collection, Books 13-16 (Magic Tree House)

by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Overview

Join Jack and Annie on four time traveling adventures in books 13-16 of the #1 bestselling chapter book series!

Jack and Annie must save stories that have been lost in history. Morgan, the magical librarian of Camelot, sends them to find the books in the ancient worlds of Roman Pompeii, imperial China, Dark Age Ireland, and classical Greece. Will Jack and Annie be able to save the stories in their darkest hours…or will the books be lost forever?
 
Books in this set include: Vacation Under the Volcano (#13), Day of the Dragon King (#14), Viking Ships at Sunrise (#15), and Hour of the Olympics (#16).

Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375846618
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	05/27/2008
Series:	Magic Tree House
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	52,441
Product dimensions:	7.76(w) x 10.88(h) x 1.24(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.

SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.

Hometown:

Goshen, Connecticut

Date of Birth:

May 20, 1949

Place of Birth:

Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Education:

B.A., University of North Carolina

Website:

http://www.marypopeosborne.com

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 3-Read by the author, Mary Pope Osborne, this collection includes four book: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon (all Random House). The stories flow easily, each one picking up where the prior one left off. Osborne does a good job of summarizing both at the beginning of each book and within the story where necessary. The collection begins with Jack and Annie following clues to find Morgan, their missing magical librarian friend, as the tree house takes them to ancient Japan, the Amazon rainforest, the Ice Age, and finally into the future and onto the moon. Librarians will love this series for its emphasis on books and reading as the keys to solving mysteries and discovering adventures. The dialogue doesn't necessarily lend itself well to audiobook format due to the repetition of "said Jack" and "said Annie," which becomes glaringly obvious when spoken aloud. Osborne's narration is adequate, but her attempts at kid-like voices, particularly Annie's, err a little bit on the side of cute. Nevertheless, young fans of the series aren't likely to mind, and the wide listening level makes this a good choice for audiobook collections.-Rachel Quenk, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth, ME Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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