Summary
Enjoy eight MAGIC TREE HOUSE chapter books in a special CD set. As an added bonus, listen to an interview with the author and reader, Mary Pope Osborne
Includes:
Dinosaurs Before Dark: Book 1
Join Jack and Annie as they travel back to the time of dinosaurs where they encounter all sorts of dinos from the terrifying T-Rex to the crowd-pleasing Triceratops--and start on a life-time of adventures with new listeners.
The Knight at Dawn: Book 2
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
Mummies in the Morning: Book 3
Jack and Annie don't need another mummy. But that's what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt. There they meet a long-dead queen who needs their help. Will Jack and Annie be able to solve the puzzle, or will they end up as mummies themselves?
Pirates Past Noon: Book 4
It's a treasure trove of trouble Jack and Annie are in for a high-seas adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps--and ruthless pirates Will they discover a buried treasure? Or will they be forced to walk the plank?
Night of the Ninjas: Book 5
Have you ever met a real live ninja? Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Japan, where they find themselves in the cave of a ninja master. Will they learn the secrets of the ninja? Or will the evil samurai warriors get them first?
Afternoon on the Amazon: Book 6
Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?
Sunset of the Sabertooth: Book 7
The Ice Age is very cool . . . for two kids in bathing suits Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure--not even a saber-toothed tiger
Midnight on the Moon: Book 8
Three . . . two . . . one . . . BLAST OFF The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the moon--and the "future." Their mission? To find the last "M" thing that will free Morgan from the spell. Can they do it before the air in their oxygen tank runs out? Will the mysterious moon man help them? And "why" is Peanut the mouse acting so strange?
"In her compelling, enthusiastic storytelling style, Osborne gives voice to Jack and Annie....Young listeners will be hooked from the start."--"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"Osborne's delivery is enthusiastic and sweet, a good way to introduce young listeners to audiobooks."--"Dallas Morning News"
"Children will enjoy Mary Pope Osborne's pacing, her ability to create suspense, and her knack for bringing history alive in a playful way."--"AudioFile"
Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. She grew up in a military family, and by the time she was 15 she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in religion. After graduation, she traveled around Europe and Asia. Before becoming an author, she worked as a window dresser, a medical assistant, a Russian travel consultant, a waitress, an acting teacher, a bartender, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine.
Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse.
(Bowker Author Biography)
