Cover of The Magic Tree House Collection #1

The Magic Tree House Collection #1

(Includes Dinosaurs Before Dark, Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, Pirates Past Noon) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

  • 1996 first published
  • 211 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (17 ratings)
  • 9 editions

The Magic Tree House Collection #1 is a 1996 time-travel fiction novel by Mary Pope Osborne. Characters include Jack and Annie. Readers will find themes of magic, tree houses and time travel.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, and 272 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

It runs to roughly 211 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Magic Tree House Collection #1

The adventures that started it all! Newly bound together, the first four books of the fan-favorite chapter-book series are the perfect introduction to the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most reluctant readers want to know where the Magic Tree House will take the brother-and-sister team next. The story begins with Dinosaurs Before Dark, when Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house filled with books and a trip back to the time of the dinosaurs follows. In The Knight at Dawn, Jack and Annie are in the Great Hall of a castle; a feast is under way, but they aren't exactly welcome guests. When the tree house whisks them back to ancient Egypt in Mummies in the Morning, Jack and Annie must help a long-dead queen solve a puzzle. And in Pirates Past Noon, Jack and Annie find a secret map that leads to buried treasure and ruthless pirates! 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.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • Jack and Annie

Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Magic
  • Tree houses
  • Time travel

Quick answers

Who wrote The Magic Tree House Collection #1?

The Magic Tree House Collection #1 was written by Mary Pope Osborne and first published in 1996.

What genre is The Magic Tree House Collection #1?

It is usually shelved as Time Travel.

How long is The Magic Tree House Collection #1?

The median edition has 211 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Magic Tree House Collection #1?

Readers who like it often enjoy Test of the Twins, Artemis Fowl and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

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