Children's fiction
Dinosaurs Before Dark
Magic Tree House #1
Mary Pope Osborne
Random House
©1992
ISBN: 0-679-89233-8
68 pages
"Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house 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 become a dinosaur’s dinner?"
This first book of the Magic Tree House series has spawned a phenomenon. Jack and Annie (a brother and sister) discover a tree house filled with volumes of books of every subject imaginable. In leafing through the books, Jack finds one about dinosaurs and wishes he could see them in real life. With a spin, the tree house takes them far into the past, into the Cretaceous period. While there they evade a Tyrannosaurus Rex, ride a pterodactyl, and discover a mysterious medallion that obviously doesn’t belong there. Jack and Annie discover that they have to find a book about Frog Creek, Pennsylvania (where they are from) and wish themselves back.
This book has all the makings of a classic. It has two winning protagonists, a brother and sister (thereby teaching children that your siblings can also be your friends). It has magic, a way for the children to access any part of history. It has adventure, in their harrowing escape from the Cretaceous period. The research is impeccable; this book provides a doorway for children to read non-fiction books about the topic at hand. Most importantly, adults should enjoy reading this book nearly as much as children.
Check out this link for more information on the Magic Tree House Series
http://www.magictreehouse.com/
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