Magic Tree House series
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The Magic Tree House series is an award-winning series of children's books written by American author Mary Pope Osborne
.
In the first series, consisting of the first 28 books, Morgan le Fay
sends Jack and Annie, two normal children from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania
, on numerous adventures and missions with a magical tree house in order to help free Morgan from a spell, solve four ancient riddles to become Master Librarians, and save four ancient stories from being lost forever. After the twenty-eighth chapter book, Mary Pope Osborne started a second series called the Magic Tree House "Merlin Missions". In these missions, Jack and Annie have quests from the ancient wizard Merlin the Magician. These books are longer than the previous 28, and some take place in fantasy realms like Camelot
.
All together, there are 47 fiction books named. Their titles are listed below. In addition, a number of Magic Tree House Research Guides (nonfiction companions to the series) have been written by the author, her husband Will and her sister Natalie Pope Boyce. These books contain more information about the historical places and events which Jack and Annie visit in the Magic Tree House Series. Right now, twenty one have been released. One more is listed as a future book, so a total of twenty-two are named.
The series is translated into Japanese
up to Book #39, and sold over 2 million copies as of March 2008. The Japanese version has anime
-like illustrations.
A musical was written by Randy Courts and Will Osborne (Mary's husband). It toured to 55 cities in the 2008-2009 season and is scheduled to tour again in fall 2011.
An animated film from Media Factory
is currently in the works in Japan for a 2012 theatrical release.
, Will Osborne, and Natalie Pope Boyce. They were first released in 2000 by Scholastic and Random House
. They are non-fiction books providing more in-depth follow-up information on the topics in the series than already covered. As of , 24 have been published, and 1 is in press.
Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne is an American children's book author. She is best known for her award-winning and bestselling Magic Tree House series, which has been translated into over 20 languages and sold over 53 million copies.-Background:...
.
In the first series, consisting of the first 28 books, Morgan le Fay
Morgan le Fay
Morgan le Fay , alternatively known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician...
sends Jack and Annie, two normal children from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, on numerous adventures and missions with a magical tree house in order to help free Morgan from a spell, solve four ancient riddles to become Master Librarians, and save four ancient stories from being lost forever. After the twenty-eighth chapter book, Mary Pope Osborne started a second series called the Magic Tree House "Merlin Missions". In these missions, Jack and Annie have quests from the ancient wizard Merlin the Magician. These books are longer than the previous 28, and some take place in fantasy realms like Camelot
Camelot
Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and eventually came to be described as the fantastic capital of Arthur's realm and a symbol of the Arthurian world...
.
All together, there are 47 fiction books named. Their titles are listed below. In addition, a number of Magic Tree House Research Guides (nonfiction companions to the series) have been written by the author, her husband Will and her sister Natalie Pope Boyce. These books contain more information about the historical places and events which Jack and Annie visit in the Magic Tree House Series. Right now, twenty one have been released. One more is listed as a future book, so a total of twenty-two are named.
The series is translated into Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
up to Book #39, and sold over 2 million copies as of March 2008. The Japanese version has anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
-like illustrations.
A musical was written by Randy Courts and Will Osborne (Mary's husband). It toured to 55 cities in the 2008-2009 season and is scheduled to tour again in fall 2011.
An animated film from Media Factory
Media Factory
is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd...
is currently in the works in Japan for a 2012 theatrical release.
Magic Tree House
| # | Title | Published | Arc | Plot Summary/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinosaurs Before Dark (UK title: Valley of the Dinosaurs) | July 28, 1992 | The Mystery of the Tree House #1 | Jack and Annie discover the tree house and, using the magical books there, they travel back to the Late Cretaceous Cretaceous The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the... period (65 million years ago) where they meet a Pteranodon that saves them from a T-rex. Jack finds a gold medallion with the letter "M" on it. |
| 2 | The Knight at Dawn (UK title: Castle of Mystery) | February 16, 1993 | The Mystery of the Tree House #2 | In England during the Middle Ages Middle Ages The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern... , Jack and Annie explore a castle Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble... and meet a brave knight Knight A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior.... . |
| 3 | Mummies in the Morning (UK title: Secret of the Pyramid) | August 24, 1993 | The Mystery of the Tree House #3 | In Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh... , Jack and Annie help Queen Queen regnant A queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire.... Hutepi find her missing Book of the Dead Book of the Dead The Book of the Dead is the modern name of an ancient Egyptian funerary text, used from the beginning of the New Kingdom to around 50 BC. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw is translated as "Book of Coming Forth by Day". Another translation would be "Book of... . |
| 4 | Pirates Past Noon (UK title: Pirates' Treasure!) | March 8, 1994 | The Mystery of the Tree House #4 | Jack and Annie encounter some pirates in the Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles.... and meet Morgan le Fay. |
| 5 | Night of the Ninjas | March 21, 1995 | The Mystery of the Magic Spell #1 | In ancient Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... , Jack and Annie encounter ninja Ninja A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations... s and samurai Samurai is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau... . |
| 6 | Afternoon on the Amazon (UK title: Adventure on the Amazon) | August 29, 1995 | The Mystery of the Magic Spell #2 | Jack and Annie search the Amazon rainforest Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America... for Morgan le Fay. |
| 7 | Sunset of the Sabertooth (UK title: Mammoth to the Rescue) | April 14, 1996 | The Mystery of the Magic Spell #3 | In the last Ice Age Ice age An ice age or, more precisely, glacial age, is a generic geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers... , Jack and Annie encounter Cro-Magnon Cro-Magnon The Cro-Magnon were the first early modern humans of the European Upper Paleolithic. The earliest known remains of Cro-Magnon-like humans are radiometrically dated to 35,000 years before present.... s, wooly mammoths, and a saber-toothed cat Saber-toothed cat Saber-toothed cat or Sabre-toothed cat refers to the extinct subfamilies of Machairodontinae , Barbourofelidae , and Nimravidae as well as two families related to marsupials that were found worldwide from the Eocene Epoch to the end of the Pleistocene Epoch ,... while looking for the third object to help Morgan le Fay. |
| 8 | Midnight on the Moon (UK title: Moon Mission) | October 29, 1996 | The Mystery of the Magic Spell #4 | Forty years into their future (2036), Jack and Annie travel to the moon Moon The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more... to look for the fourth object needed to help Morgan le Fay Morgan le Fay Morgan le Fay , alternatively known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician... . |
| 9 | Dolphins at Daybreak (UK title: Diving with Dolphins) | April 29, 1997 | The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #1 | Set in the Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World... with bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose Dolphin Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common and well-known members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Recent molecular studies show the genus contains two species, the common bottlenose dolphin and the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin , instead of one... s. |
| 10 | Ghost Town at Sundown (UK title: A Wild West Ride) | September 16, 1997 | The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #2 | Set in the American Wild West, where Jack and Annie meet a cowboy named Slim. |
| 11 | Lions at Lunchtime (UK title: Lions on the Loose) | January 12, 1998 | The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #3 | Set on the African savannah Savannah Savannah or savanna is a type of grassland.It can also mean:-People:* Savannah King, a Canadian freestyle swimmer* Savannah Outen, a singer who gained popularity on You Tube... with lion Lion The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger... s. |
| 12 | Polar Bears Past Bedtime (UK title: Icy Escape) | January 12, 1998 | The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles #4 | Set in the North Pole North Pole The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface... . |
| 13 | Vacation Under The Volcano (UK title: Racing with Gladiators) | March 24, 1998 | The Mystery of the Lost Stories #1 | Jack and Annie travel to Pompeii Pompeii The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning... on the eve of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius. |
| 14 | Day of the Dragon King (UK title: Palace of the Dragon King) | April 20, 1998 | The Mystery of the Lost Stories #2 | Jack and Annie travel to China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... as it was 2,000 years in their past. The Dragon King Dragon King The four Dragon Kings are, in Chinese mythology, the divine rulers of the four seas . Although Dragon Kings appear in their true forms as dragons, they have the ability to shapeshift into human form... is also known as Emperor Qin. |
| 15 | Viking Ships at Sunrise (UK title: Voyage of the Vikings) | August 11, 1998 | The Mystery of the Lost Stories #3 | In medieval Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... , Jack and Annie encounter Viking Viking The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to... s. |
| 16 | Hour of the Olympics (UK title: Olympic Challenge!) | October 20, 1998 | The Mystery of the Lost Stories #4 | Jack and Annie travel to Ancient Greece Ancient Greece Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the... and see the first Olympic games Olympic Games The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate... . |
| 17 | Tonight on the Titanic | March 23, 1999 | The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #1 | Jack and Annie travel back to 1912 and are on the RMS Titanic during her fateful voyage. In this arc the two are assisted by a dog named Teddy that they must find gifts to free. |
| 18 | Buffalo Before Breakfast | May 18, 1999 | The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #2 | In the American Old West, Jack and Annie encounter a Lakota boy on the Great Plains Great Plains The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S... . |
| 19 | Tigers at Twilight | August 17, 1999 | The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #3 | Jack and Annie explore the India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... n jungles of the past. |
| 20 | Dingoes at Dinnertime | March 14, 2000 | The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog #4 | Set in ancient Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... . Jack and Annie receive the final gift and return home where Morgan removes the spell on the dog who is revealed to be a boy named Teddy who is a young magician who trapped himself under a spell. This story introduces the character of Teddy who becomes a friend and ally to Jack and Annie over later stories. |
| 21 | Civil War on Sunday | May 23, 2000 | Morgan's Library #1 | In the American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... , Jack and Annie encounter Clara Barton Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer American teacher, patent clerk, nurse, and humanitarian. She is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.-Youth, education, and family nursing:... . |
| 22 | Revolutionary War on Wednesday | September 26, 2000 | Morgan's Library #2 | Jack and Annie cross the Delaware river Delaware River The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then... with George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of... . |
| 23 | Twister on Tuesday | March 27, 2001 | Morgan's Library #3 | In the 1870s, Jack and Annie encounter pioneer American pioneer American pioneers are any of the people in American history who migrated west to join in settling and developing new areas. The term especially refers to those who were going to settle any territory which had previously not been settled or developed by European or American society, although the... settlement of the Midwestern prairie. They have to save a teacher and some kids before they are hit by a Tornado Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider... . |
| 24 | Earthquake in the Early Morning | July 24, 2001 | Morgan's Library #4 | In 1906, Jack and Annie experience the San Francisco earthquake. The two are able to use what they find to inspire King Arthur to battle Mordred, although in a later book its shown that he wins without dying in these stories. |
| 25 | Stage Fright on a Summer Night | March 12, 2002 | Type of Magic #1 | In Elizabethan England, Jack and Annie meet William Shakespeare William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"... . |
| 26 | Good Morning Gorillas | July 23, 2002 | Type of Magic #2 | In the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world... rain forest, Jack and Annie encounter gorillas. |
| 27 | Thanksgiving on Thursday | September 24, 2002 | Type of Magic #3 | In Plymouth in 1621, Jack and Annie share the first Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the... with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians. |
| 28 | High Tide in Hawaii | March 25, 2003 | Type of Magic #4 | Jack and Annie travel to the Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... of the past and almost get caught in a tsunami Tsunami A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake... . They also make two friends who share an adventure with them. |
Magic Tree House Merlin Missions
| # | Title | Published | Arc | Plot Summary/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Christmas in Camelot | October 10, 2001 | Quest to Save Camelot #1 | Jack and Annie go on a quest to save Camelot Camelot Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and eventually came to be described as the fantastic capital of Arthur's realm and a symbol of the Arthurian world... , a quest that will prove to a beleaguered King Arthur King Arthur King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and... that children and imagination really can make a difference. Eventually Jack and Annie break the spell over Camelot and meet the Knights of the Round Table most notably Sir Lancelot. This is also the first story where Merlin Merlin Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures... the Magician sends Jack and Annie on an adventure instead of Morgan, having learned of their abilities from Morgan Le Fay Morgan le Fay Morgan le Fay , alternatively known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician... . (Note: This is the 25th book chronologically, due to the main storyline built upon the end of "Earthquake in the Early Morning".) |
| 30 | Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve | 2003 | Quest to Save Camelot #2 | Jack, Annie, and Teddy must restore order to a duke's castle, on the outer realm of Camelot, for Merlin. Jack and Annie reunite with Teddy from the Enchanted Dog arc who becomes a recurring character in the rest of the books. It is also the first book where Jack and Annie perform their own magic. Jack and Annie are able to use the power of a magic hazel twig to transform themselves back to humans from ravens and Jack is able to tap into its power to defeat the Evil Raven King by turning him into a baby raven. This new ability of theirs is likely foreshadowing of later books when they start to make magic of their own. |
| 31 | Summer of the Sea Serpent | 2004 | Quest to Save Camelot #3 | Jack and Annie must retrieve the Sword of Light for Merlin for all the good of Camelot. Jack and Annie meet Kathleen who, along with Teddy, becomes a recurring character in the books, acting as their sidekick and a possible love interest for Jack. In this book Jack and Annie retrieve the Sword of Light and earn the right to wield it, learning later that the sword is in fact Excalibur and they retrieved it from Camelot's past so King Arthur can one day get it. |
| 32 | Winter of the Ice Wizard | September 28, 2004 | Quest to Save Camelot #4 | Jack and Annie must go on a mission for the evil Ice Wizard, which is retrieving one of his eyes, in order to free Merlin and Morgan. |
| 33 | Carnival at Candlelight | September 2005 | Using Magic Wisely #1 | Jack and Annie must go and save Venice Venice Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region... , Italy from a flood disaster, but Merlin's instructions are confusing. The next four books are part of an arc where Jack and Annie complete missions to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely. |
| 34 | Season of the Sandstorms | 2005 | Using Magic Wisely #2 | Jack and Annie must help the caliph of ancient Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040... spread wisdom to the world. |
| 35 | Night of the New Magicians | 2006 | Using Magic Wisely #3 | Jack and Annie travel to the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 Exposition Universelle (1889) The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a World's Fair held in Paris, France from 6 May to 31 October 1889.It was held during the year of the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, an event traditionally considered as the symbol for the beginning of the French Revolution... in the Magic Tree House. They have to save four new magicians (Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.... , Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments... , Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial... , and Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures... ), before an evil sorcerer kidnaps them and steals the secrets of their magic. As it turns out, there is no evil sorcerer and the only one that shows up is Merlin himself who had wanted to meet the four. |
| 36 | Blizzard of the Blue Moon | 2006 | Using Magic Wisely #4 | Jack and Annie travel in the Magic Tree House to the New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... of the Great Depression Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s... in 1938. They must help a unicorn Unicorn The unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard... under a spell. However, two evil sorcerers in training, Balor and Grinda, are up to the same challenge. In this book, Jack and Annie are given the power to make magic on their own via a magic wand. |
| 37 | Dragon of the Red Dawn | March 2007 | Happiness #1 | Jack and Annie travel back in the Magic Tree House to feudal Japan to find the first of four secrets of happiness for Merlin the magician because Morgan has noticed that he does not feel well, does not eat or sleep, and is tired. To do this, they must spend the day with famous Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Basho Matsuo Basho , born , then , was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku... . |
| 38 | Monday with a Mad Genius | August 28, 2007 | Happiness #2 | Jack and Annie travel back in the Magic Tree House to Florence, Italy, to find the second of four secrets of happiness. To do this, they must help Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance... all day, "morning, noon, and afternoon, till the night bird sings its song." |
| 39 | Dark Day in the Deep Sea | March 25, 2008 | Happiness #3 | The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to a deserted island, in the 1870s, looking for another secret of happiness. They get rescued by scientists on a ship, in the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area... , and end up helping the scientists, who are looking for a sea monster. Will they be able to help the scientist and find the secret of happiness? This book is 128 pages long, making it the longest book in the series. |
| 40 | Eve of the Emperor Penguin | September 23, 2008 | Happiness #4 | Jack and Annie go to Antarctica to try to find their last secret of happiness, but they only find penguins. Only the penguins have the answer to this question. This is the only book where it is specifically stated that Jack and Annie did not travel through time. They also use the wand to make magic twice: once to find the penguins and a second time to teleport Teleportation Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data... to Mount Erebus Mount Erebus Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost historically active volcano on Earth, the second highest volcano in Antarctica , and the 6th highest ultra mountain on an island. With a summit elevation of , it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mount... , the only time they use its power twice. |
| 41 | Moonlight on the Magic Flute | March 10, 2009 | Inspiring #1 | Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... , 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 and a giant hoopskirt for Annie, the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by the appearance of a mischievous little boy who is determined to follow them everywhere. But when the boy lets the animals out of the palace zoo, Jack and Annie have to use the only magic at their disposal to save themselves and the naughty little boy. The party is in the Summer Palace at five o'clock in the evening on October 13,1762. |
| 42 | A Good Night for Ghosts | July 28, 2009 | Inspiring #2 | 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, as well as discover the world of jazz Jazz Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th... when they meet a young Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.... . |
| 43 | Leprechaun in Late Winter | January 12, 2010 | Inspiring #3 | The kids meet a leprechaun Leprechaun A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief. Like other fairy creatures, leprechauns have been linked to the Tuatha Dé Danann of Irish mythology... girl in their third mission to put "artists" on the right path. The leprechaun girl grows up to be Lady Gregory, a famous legendteller of the Irish lore. Can the kids save Gregory and put the third artist on the right path? This is the first time that something that one of the kids has written has been used to travel through time: the kids time travel by wishing using Jack's notes on where they are traveling to. They travel to 1862 to go to Ireland. |
| 44 | A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time | September 14, 2010 | Inspiring #4 | The kids are whisked back to Victorian Victorian era The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence... England to help famed author Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic... . The kids know Charles had everything he wants. Will the kids find the thing Charles wants? The kids are thrown in jail, only to be saved by Charles Dickens! To find Charles' secret, they will need help from three ghosts and get to know Charles very, very, well. |
| 45 | A Crazy Day with Cobras | January 11, 2011 | Penny's Spell #1 | The kids travel to an India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... n desert because Penny, Merlin's beloved penguin (from Eve of the Emperor Penguin), has been put under a terrible spell. Jack and Annie have to escape a swarm of king cobra King Cobra The king cobra is the world's longest venomous snake, with a length up to 5.6 m . This species, which preys chiefly on other snakes, is found predominantly in forests from India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia... s and meet the infamous All-Power Great Mogul. To start their quest, Jack and Annie must find a emerald rose to find the first piece of breaking Penny's spell. |
| 46 | Dogs in the Dead of Night | August 9, 2011 | Penny's Spell #2 | Jack and his sister Annie travel to Swiss Alps to get the second magical object to break the spell on the beloved baby penguin, Penny. They face a dog rescue and many other adventures. |
| 47 | Abe Lincoln At Last | December 27, 2011 | Penny's Spell #3 | Jack and Annie travel to the time of the Civil War, and they must help a friend of Abe's in order to find the third gift for breaking Penny's spell. |
| 48 | A Perfect Time For Pandas | July 24, 2012 | Penny's Spell #4 | Jack and Annie are whisked to China to find a certain type of food. But when they arrive disaster strikes! How will Jack and Annie Survive the Earthquake? Will they be able to rescue the Pandas? And How will they get back to the tree house or their beloved home? Also, will they ever save Penny From the spell? |
Magic Tree House Fact Trackers-Research Guides
Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are written by Mary Pope OsborneMary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne is an American children's book author. She is best known for her award-winning and bestselling Magic Tree House series, which has been translated into over 20 languages and sold over 53 million copies.-Background:...
, Will Osborne, and Natalie Pope Boyce. They were first released in 2000 by Scholastic and Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
. They are non-fiction books providing more in-depth follow-up information on the topics in the series than already covered. As of , 24 have been published, and 1 is in press.
| Title | Companion To: | Date Published: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dinosaurs | Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark | 2000 |
| 02 | Knights and Castles | Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn | 2000 |
| 03 | Mummies and Pyramids Egyptian pyramids The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt.There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008. Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found... |
Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning | 2000 |
| 04 | Pirates | Magic Tree House #4: Pirates Past Noon | 2000 |
| 05 | Rain Forests | Magic Tree House #6: Afternoon on the Amazon | 2001 |
| 06 | Space Outer space Outer space is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos.... |
Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon | 2001 |
| 07 | Titanic | Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic | 2002 |
| 08 | Twisters Tornado A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider... and Other Terrible Storms |
Magic Tree House #23: Twister on Tuesday | 2003 |
| 09 | Dolphins and Sharks | Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak | 2003 |
| 10 | Ancient Greece Ancient Greece Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the... and the Olympics |
Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics | 2004 |
| 11 | American Revolution | Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday | September 14, 2004 |
| 12 | Sabertooths Smilodon Smilodon , often called a saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts. This saber-toothed cat was endemic to North America and South America, living from near the beginning through the very end of the Pleistocene epoch .-Etymology:The nickname "saber-tooth" refers... and the Ice Age |
Magic Tree House #7: Sunset of the Sabertooth | 2005 |
| 13 | Pilgrims | Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday | 2005 |
| 14 | Ancient Rome Ancient Rome Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world.... and Pompeii Pompeii The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning... |
Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under a Volcano | April 25, 2006 |
| 15 | Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters | Magic Tree House #28: High Tide in Hawaii | 2007 |
| 16 | Polar Bears and the Arctic Arctic The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost... |
Magic Tree House #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime | September 25, 2007 |
| 17 | Sea Monsters Sea monster Sea monsters are sea-dwelling mythical or legendary creatures, often believed to be of immense size.Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or multi-armed beasts. They can be slimy or scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water... |
Magic Tree House #39: Dark Day in the Deep Sea | March 25, 2008 |
| 18 | Penguins and Antarctica | Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin | September 23, 2008 |
| 19 | Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance... |
Magic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad Genius | January 13, 2009 |
| 20 | Ghosts | Magic Tree House #42: A Good Night for Ghosts | July 28, 2009 |
| 21 | Leprechauns and Irish Folklore | Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter | January 12, 2010 |
| 22 | Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic... |
Magic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time | September 14, 2010 |
| 23 | Snakes and Other Reptiles | Magic Tree House #45: A Crazy Day with Cobras | January 11, 2011 |
| 24 | Dog Dog The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in... Heroes |
Magic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Dead of Night | August 9, 2011 |
| 25 | Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... |
Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln At Last | December 27, 2011 |
| 26 | Pandas:And other Endangered Species | Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time For Pandas | July 24, 2012 |