(Bowker Author Biography) - biography from Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. SUMMARY: Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen’s mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life. Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. Before becoming an author, she worked as a window dresser, a medical assistant, a Russian travel consultant, a waitress, an acting teacher, a bartender, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine. After graduation, she traveled around Europe and Asia. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in religion. She grew up in a military family, and by the time she was 15 she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. I understand that they are supposed to be 3rd grade level reading, but our grandson is 7, so if you have a good reader who is interested in learning about things as well, it is a good choice. She manages to infuse each easy-to-read chapter book with heaps of historical, cultural, and geographical information, without ever missing a beat.Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. We have bought a number of the Magic Tree House series for our grandson and he loves them all, and even does the online test afterward. This enormously popular series by award-winning author Mary Pope Osborne is full of thrills and enchantment.
Now they must track down "a gift from a kangaroo." But can they find this gift before the forest-and all its furry and feathered residents-burns up? In previous episodes of the Magic Tree House series, Jack and Annie found three of the four gifts they must receive in order to free an enchanted dog from a spell. Meanwhile, one exotic animal after another crosses their paths, from koalas to kookaburras to kangaroos. Things heat up pretty quickly for this adventuresome pair, as what initially appears to be a campfire turns into something a lot more frightening. On a magical mission from the mysterious tree house near their home in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, Jack and his sister Annie find themselves in the wilds of Australia during a drought. In the distance, a tree suddenly burst into flames.
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