Synopses & Reviews
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 past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark, or will they be become a dinosaurs dinner?
The Knight at Dawn
Peacocks for dinner and boys in skirts. Thats what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House transports them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. They find themselves in the middle of an enormous castle and can hear the beginnings of a feast under way in the Great Hall. But Jack and Annie arent exactly welcome guests!
Mummies in the Morning
Jack and Annie dont need another mummy. But thats what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt after reading a book on the same subject. There they find themselves in a pyramid face to face with a long dead queen named Hutepi. Will Jack and Annie be able to help her, or will they end up as mummies themselves?
Pirates Past Noon
Its a veritable treasure trove of trouble when the Magic Tree House carries Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, and dangerous pirates! Will they discover the hidden buried treasure, or will they face the possibility of walking the plank?
Night of the Ninjas
Have you ever met a real live ninja? Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Japan in search of enchantress Morgan le Fay. When they arrive, 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
Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them back in time to a South American Rain Forest in search of the elusive Morgan le Fay. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost on the Amazon River. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house before they are trampled by stampeding killer ants?
Sunset of the Sabertooth
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 into the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure-not even a sabertooth tiger!
Midnight on the Moon
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 they mysterious moon man help them? And why is Peanut the mouse acting so strange?
Synopsis
Books 1-8 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series plus an interview with Mary Pope Osborne
Meet Jack and Annie
Jack and his younger sister, Annie, are just regular kids. But when they discover a tree house in the woods, something magical happens. In books 1-4, Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs, a medieval castle, ancient pyramids, and treasure-seeking pirates. In books 5-8, Jack and Annie's friend, Morgan le Fay, is in trouble They must find four -M- things to free her from a spell. Their adventures take them to meet a ninja master in ancient Japan, flee a crocodile on the Amazon River, discover the cave people of the Ice Age, and blast off to the moon in the future. It's a difficult and dangerous mission, but Jack and Annie will do anything to save a friend
Audiobooks in this set include:
Dinosaurs Before Dark (#1),
The Knight at Dawn (#2),
Mummies in the Morning (#3),
Pirates Past Noon (#4),
Night of the Ninjas (#5),
Afternoon on the Amazon (#6),
Sunset of the Sabertooth (#7), and
Midnight on the Moon (#8).
Mary Pope Osborne brings together just the right combination of history, magic, and fast-paced adventure to satisfy kids, parents, teachers, and librarians all over the world with her
New York Times bestselling series.
-Osborne's narration is low-key and well-paced. A great way to introduce children who are reluctant readers or can't yet read to this highly entertaining book series and to reading in general.---Chicago Parent
-Osborne's soothing, beautifully articulated voice and knack for characterization are reliably pleasing.---AudioFile
Synopsis
Just in time for the holidays enjoy eight Magic Tree House "RM" chapter books in a special CD gift set. As an added bonus, listen to an interview with the author and reader, Mary Pope Osborne.
Synopsis
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. With over 34 hours of listening pleasure, this 40-CD collection includes:
MTH Collection #1: Books 1-8: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, Pirates Past Noon, Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, Midnight on the Moon
MTH Collection #2: Books 9-16: Dolphins at Daybreak, Ghost Town at Sundown, Lions at Lunchtime, Polar Bears Past Bedtime, Vacation Under the Volcano, Day of the Dragon-King, Viking Ships at Sunrise, Hour of the Olympics
MTH Collection #3: Books 17-24: Tonight on the Titanic, Buffalo Before Breakfast, Tigers at Twilight, Dingoes at Dinnertime, Civil War on Sunday, Revolutionary War on Wednesday, Twister on Tuesday, Earthquake in the Early Morning
MTH Collection #4: Books 25-28: Stage Fright on a Summer Night, Good Morning, Gorillas, Thanksgiving on Thursday, High Tide in Hawaii
MTH Collection #5: Books 29-32: Christmas in Camelot, Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, Summer of the Sea Serpent, Winter of the Ice Wizard
MTH Collection #6: Books 33-36:Carnival at Candlelight, Season of the Sandstorms, Night of the New Magicians, Blizzard of the Blue Moon
MTH Collection #7: Books 37-40: Dragon of the Red Dawn, Monday with a Mad Genius, Dark Day in the Deep Sea, Eve of the Emperor Penguin
About the Author
Mary Pope Osborne is the award-winning author of more than forty books for young people. She is is the reader for this gift edition as well as her previous Magic Tree House Collections available from Listening Library.
Kids Q&A
Read the Kids' Q&A with Mary Pope Osborne