Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house on another magical and historical adventure. Their mission: discover one of the four secrets of happiness. Their journey: to a land of fierce samurai and great beauty, the capital city of Edo (now the city of Tokyo), in ancient Japan in the 1600s. Their tools: a research book to guide them and a magic wand with three special rules. In Dragon of the Red Dawn, Mary Pope Osborne transports readers back to the splendor, rich culture, and magic of traditional Japan. From the Hardcover edition.
They live in spooky caves, in forests, even in the darkreaches of ordinary attics and bridges. They flock by the hundreds,and they sleep while hanging upside down! In this beautifullyphotographed Level 2 reader, kids learn about one of the mostinteresting creatures around—and discover the bat’s unique place inthe wild and in the world. The high-interest topic, expertlywritten text, and bonus learning activity lay the groundwork for asuccessful and rewarding reading experience.
Jack and Annie's summer vacation is no day at the beach! The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series celebrates thesummer solstice! In the paperback edition of the 31st Magic TreeHouse adventure, Jack and Annie are on a quest to a seaside land ofmystery and myth, where they must overcome their fears and solve anancient riddle. Magic Tree House books are New York Times bestsellers. They are known all around the world as books thatinspire reading. Find out why with Summer of the SeaSerpent!
He’s quick. He’s silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth.Chomp! Meet the shark—the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaursroamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide,twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell asingle drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feelelectricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace morethan 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into theshark’s world. Fun facts go deep into the shark’s scaryscience.
Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, andthey fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come inall different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. Andthey do a "lot" of different jobs. These hard-working littlecreatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptationsnecessary in their ever-changing world.
Earthquakes A small earthquake may just rattle some teacups. But a rare hugequake can bring down cities. Those rumblings are a reminder to payattention to our earth. Scientists keep careful records of quakesaround the world. They try to predict when the next one willhappen.
Illustrated in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are whisked forty yearsforward in time and land at an international space station on the moon.There they don space suits and go exploring the lunar surface in search of thefourth object needed to free the enchantress Morgan le Fay from a powerfulspell.
The Magic Tree House series has become a staple for inspiringkids to read. Christmas in Camelot is a very special Magic TreeHouse book. Here, author Mary Pope Osborne uses the literary skillsfor which she’s known to create a longer, more in-depth storyfeaturing the characters kids have come to love. The result ismagical: a fast-paced but detailed, easy-to-read story. Jack andAnnie go on a quest to save Camelot, a quest that will prove to abeleaguered King Arthur that children and imagination really canmake a difference. From the Hardcover edition.
What was it like to wear armor? What was the food like in castles? This book explores what life was really like in medieval times.
Choo Choo! Kids love trains! Especially the old-timey steamengines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about asuper-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles perhour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for awhopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? In thisLevel 1 reader, young readers will discover a whole new way oflooking at trains!
Jack and Annie are whisked all the way back to the Ice Age in this compelling Magic Tree House time-travel adventure where they meet woolly mammoths, cave people...and fierce sabertooth tigers!
The cool story of volcanoes will intriguekids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of ourplanet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth's crusts,exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic furythat can terrorize populations for months, even years. AnneSchreiber's narrative gives readers a little of the science, alittle of the history, and a lot of the action. National Geographicphotography fires the imagination on dramatic spreads alive withvivid images of lava, ash, molten rock, weird rocks, and steamingseawater.
Learn all about bats with Fly Guy! It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going into a bat cave to learn all about bats. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning all about these nocturnal creatures. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings nonfiction to life for beginning readers!
The whole world loves panda bears. Everyone loves to watchthem play, climb, cuddle, and chew. But careful, they can scratchtoo—just look at that tree! Pandas live in wild places veryfaraway, and they are the STAR ATTRACTIONS of every zoo thatkeeps them safe and well, all over the world.
Large, dramatic photographs of a variety of ants and a brieffact–filled text will fascinate developing readers. Level 2 includes longer sentences with richer vocabulary, type setline to line to aid readability, varied photographic treatments,and brief chapters with simple illustrated diagrams and aglossary. Special features include How Big?, Take a Close Look, Did YouKnow?, Words to Know, Fun Facts and full color photographs, as wellas a full page, simply labeled diagram showing body parts.
Jack and Annie's summer vacation is no day at the beach! The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series celebrates thesummer solstice! In the paperback edition of the 31st Magic TreeHouse adventure, Jack and Annie are on a quest to a seaside land ofmystery and myth, where they must overcome their fears and solve anancient riddle. Magic Tree House books are New York Times bestsellers. They are known all around the world as books thatinspire reading. Find out why with Summer of the SeaSerpent!
Illus. in black-and-white. Jack and Annie travel back in time to medieval England for an adventure inside a storybook castle, from feasting hall to dreadful dungeon.
Get the inside scoop on the world's most explosivemountains! Meet a volcanologist Discover why volcanoes erupt Visit the world's hot spots Learn more than forty fun facts about volcanoes
From deserts to forests to inside your living room, spidersare everywhere! You can spot the sticky webs that they weave tocatch their dinners. Spiders can be many different colors and movein surprising ways. Some roll across the sand. Others walk onwater! In SPIDERS!, TIME For Kids unravels the mysteries of theseamazing eight-legged creatures.
Illus. in black-and-white. "With an entertaining blend of fact, farce, and fantasy, Osborne tells the story of Jack and his sister, Annie, who take a trip in a magic tree house and land in a time 65 million years ago. They find dinosaurs and volcanoes and adventure. Veteran storyteller Osborne builds the power of reading into the story: it's the books in the tree house that give the kids the magic to travel and see far, far away."--Booklist.
Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they mustfind and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in thecraziest outfits they've ever worn--including a wig for Jack and agiant hoopskirt for Annie --the two siblings search an entirepalace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by theappearance of a mischievous little boy who is determined to followthem everywhere. But when the boy lets the animals out of thepalace zoo, Jack and Annie have to use the only magic at theirdisposal to save themselves and the naughty little fellow.
They’re SSSSLITHERY! SLIPPERY! They creep us out! But get toknow them and you’ll find snakes private, quiet types who just wanta cool, shady place to call home. From the tip of their forkedtongues, to skin that sheds, to the rattles on certain tails, thesecreatures have secrets all kids will love. Cool photos and funfacts slip us inside their surprising world.
The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series sends Jackand Annie on a chilling rescue mission! Merlin the magician and Morgan le Fay have disappeared, and inorder to find them, Jack and Annie journey with their friends Teddyand Kathleen to the Land-Behind-the-Clouds, a frozen kingdom of iceand snow. There they must overcome their fears and solve the IceWizard's riddle, because if Jack and Annie don't complete theirmission in time, Merlin and Morgan will disappear forever! Magic Tree House books are New York Times bestsellers. Theseries' irresistible mix of magic, myth, history, and mystery hasinspired a love of reading in countless children all over theworld. Find out why with Winter of the Ice Wizard!
Brightly colored bees are shown in engaging, full–pagephotographs, with a brief fun–filled text that will fascinateyoung, beginning readers. Level 1 includes short, simple sentences with familiar words andrepetition, large type for reading comprehension, a single strikingphotograph on every page, and basic information every child shouldknow.
