Guest Author - Meg Grooms

The Magic Tree House Series
Mary Pope Osborne

The Magic Tree House Series has delighted my children, from pre-teen to preschoolers, for several years. My oldest child enjoys the suspense and mystery, my second child adores the play between the characters, my younger children enjoy the stories and problem-solving.

What child wouldn't love to discover an old tree house filled with magical books that can transport them anywhere? This is exactly what happens to Jack & Annie, siblings from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania one evening. Jack opens a book about dinosaurs in the mysterious tree house, Annie remarks how she would like to visit the dinosaur-era and the tree house begins to spin! Before they know what happened they are face-to-face with real dinosaurs! It will take ingenuity, teamwork and brainpower for Jack & Annie to be rescued.

The first series of eight books takes you on a journey from ancient history to the moon, all while helping a mysterious woman from long ago collect facts for the library at no place other than Camelot. Further books in the series include trips to Shakespeare's England, the Wild West, Ancient Greece, the American Civil War and to an African jungle.

This book series encourages a love of series reading. Each Magic Tree House book builds upon the last, to fully enjoy the books the child must start from the beginning.

These chapter books are written so children anywhere from late second to fourth grades, approximately, can read independently. These books interest children from kindergarten through sixth grade, however, and lend themselves well to reading aloud. You can further the educational experience through the use of the corresponding Research Guides and through the Magic Tree House Website.



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