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Mary Pope Osborne
Share history, science, heroes, and epic stories — all introduced by master storyteller Mary Pope Osborne. If you don't know Jack and Annie, you'll find their time travel adventures as fascinating as they are diverse. You'll also meet an eight-foot tall firefighter, a Celtic giant, an ancient Greek wanderer, and others in books by this author. So, read on — and travel to different times and places. You're sure to find the journey enjoyable and enlightening.
Meet heroes (and heroines) in these well-told tales of fictitious and actual characters from American folklore. These tales are ideal for reading aloud, and are illustrated with strong-lined wood engravings.
Lively tales about oversized heroes and heroines are enlivened by music and the even pacing of the narration in this audio book. This is sure to appeal to the entire family.
Can you imagine living in Ancient Greece when the Olympics first started? Read about this and more as Annie and Jack from the Magic Treehouse series present fascinating facts about the start of the Summer Games. This book is a companion to Hour of the Olympics, and features informative photographs and resources to learn more.
Jack and Annie head to a Venice of long ago on a mission for Merlin to save the city from a devastating flood. History and time travel meld for an imaginative, informative jaunt.
Travel back to the 19th century with Jack and Annie on another mission for Merlin — this one involving the South Pacific, sea travel with early scientists, and the search for a sea monster.
Share adventures with Annie and her brother Jack when they accept missions from a magical library in their backyard tree house — and learn a bit of science, history, and more on these fantastic and exciting trips!
Travel with Annie and Jack to the city of Edo in 17th century Japan on a Merlin Mission to find one of the secrets of happiness. The siblings spend an exciting day with the wise and respected teacher, Basho, using their research skills for a fast-paced, informative, and fantastic adventure.
What secret of happiness will be found by Jack and Annie on the remote continent of Antarctica? Can the penguins help reveal it? This exciting adventure is timely — and riveting.
Language and art combine to recreate long ago times of long ago heroes. Meet Fin M'Coul, Arthur, and others in these sophisticated tales. Ideal for reading aloud to mature readers.
Realistic watercolors present the summer celebration a boy shares with his family on the 4th of July. The day's activities range from a pet parade and games to a barbeque and concert. The patriotic performance concludes with fireworks, after which the family returns home, tired but happy. The story is inspired by an actual community gala.
Annie and Jack go back in time to Camelot to a haunted castle to find the Stone of Destiny. Their quest involves lots of spooky things as well as an apprentice wizard, Morgan LeFay's nephew.
Jack and Annie are once again transported in their magic tree house, this time to Hawaii where they learn to surf in spite of impending danger. This gentle fantasy series takes younger readers to different times and places through time travel, but always ends with Jack and Annie safely at home.
Annie and Jack travel back in time to the first Olympic games to retrieve a lost story. There they learn a lot about what girls were — and were not — permitted to do in Ancient Greece.
When others ran from trouble, eight foot tall Mose Humphreys ran toward it as an extraordinary New York City firefighter. This larger-than-life story is actually a tall tale, an urban legend based on a real firefighter who lived in the 1840s. Text and illustration combine to create a fast-paced celebration of heroism and the man who earned the gratitude of an entire city.
Greek gods often interfere with humans as they do with Odysseus and his men as they head home after the Trojan Wars. The start of their journey is vividly retold and newly illustrated for younger listeners and readers.
This lively, informative companion volume to Eve of the Emperor Penguin provides more particulars about the Antarctica and its inhabitants. This book, as well as others in the series, will encourage children to want to learn more.
Once again, Annie and Jack travel back in time from the Magic Tree House, this time to the eve of the first Thanksgiving. There they meet Indians and Pilgrims as well as gain an understanding of the difficult life during that period.
Annie and Jack travel back to an earlier time to a one-room school house on the prairie in 19th century America. Not only do they learn about pioneer life, but they also brave a tornado to save the teacher and her students.
Find out more about tornadoes and other major storms in this research guide that augments information introduced in Twister on Tuesday. This book, as well as others in the series, are strong enough to stand alone.
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