Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon
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Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in this boxed set featuring books 1-4 of the #1 bestselling chapter book series!
Meet Jack and Annie! Jack and his younger sister, Annie, are just regular kids. But when they discover a tree house in the woods, something magical happens. Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs, a medieval castle, ancient pyramids, and treasure-seeking pirates.
Books in this set include: Dinosaurs Before Dark (#1), The Knight at Dawn (#2), Mummies in the Morning (#3), and Pirates Past Noon (#4).
The Magic Tree House series has been a beloved favorite for over 25 years and is sure to inspire a love of reading—and adventure—in every child who joins Jack and Annie!
Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
• Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
• Magic Tree House Graphic Novels: Jack and Annie’s original adventures come to life with full-color, vibrant art, perfect for graphic novel fans and reluctant readers
• Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
• Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
• Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
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Magic Tree House Series
Begin here if you’re new to reading chapter books!
Move on to more challenging adventures with longer page counts!
Facts to go along with your favorite Magic Tree House stories!
The #1 bestselling chapter books are now available as graphic novels!
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Collect all of the Magic Tree House boxed sets!
Books in this set include: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon Books in this set include: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon Books in this set include: Dolphins at Daybreak, Ghost Town at Sundown, Lions at Lunchtime, and Polar Bears Past Bedtime This boxed set is the ultimate gift for any Magic Tree House fan. With a total of twenty-eight adventures, kids will never get tired of traveling the world and completing missions with their new friends Jack and Annie! Merlin Mission Books 1–25 of the #1 New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time ever!
ASIN : 0375813659
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date : May 29, 2001
Edition : Illustrated
Language : English
Print length : 80 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780375813658
ISBN-13 : 978-0375813658
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 5 – 8 years, from customers
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.95 x 7.75 inches
Grade level : 1 – 4
Best Sellers Rank: #63 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Children’s Folk Tale & Myth Anthologies #3 in Children’s Action & Adventure Books (Books) #5 in Fantasy for Children
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8 reviews for Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon
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Steph –
Perfect for my second grader
These magic tree house books are perfect for kids working on their reading! My second grader started reading them at school and asked if we could start collecting them at home as well because they didn’t have them all at school. There is allot of these books and we are starting at the very beginning for him and he will slowly get to expand his collection. He loves reading about all the different adventures they go on and it’s great for his imagination! I’m so glad these books have encouraged his reading and make him want to read all the time! Anytime we go to the book store he asks for another one of these books!
Giso A. –
Great book series
Great story series. Engaging doe children loving to read. Got on sale at a great price. Looking forward to getting more sets as reading progresses
Cassaundra –
Good set to get kids hooked on reading at an early age
When I was little, these books were some of my first chapter books. I remember them as being huge at the time, but not dauntingly so. I do remember being proud and bragging that the first one was the biggest book I’d ever read. Now I’m older, and am ready to pass these stories on to the next generation. As a child, reading a chapter felt like an accomplishment, not because it was long or difficult, but because it was a *chapter.* Looking at the books now, the chapters are short — only about two or three pages on average. I think the longest chapter in the first four books is something like six or eight pages, though that might be later on. The font is large, but not overwhelmingly so. It’s small enough to give it a “grown up” feeling, while still being large enough for young eyes to focus on and track easily. There are pictures every couple pages, as well. Again, spread out enough to give a feeling of reading a “real” book, like an adult, while still acknowledging that the readers are still very much children.The stories are fast paced, which is perfect for keeping the attention early readers, especially when you’re bridging them from picture books to chapter books. In the first ten pages of the first book, Jack and Annie are introduced and given basic characterization (Jack is the older brother and an academic, his younger sister Annie is the adventurer). The children discover a tree house full of books, and accidently end up in pre-historic times with dinosaurs outside the window. The explore the area, take notes, and meet the big baddy, all within the first sprint of pages.Throughout the books, Jack has his handy dandy notebook that he fills with notes on his adventures. In the first book, he takes basic notes on each dinosaur or strange event that happens. This helps set up a foundation for learning *how* to take notes, and why they are useful. In the beginning, Jack’s notes are short and simplistic. “Friendly” and “Eats grass” being good examples. Later on, his notes become slightly more complex, though it takes several books for this to occur. Even then, it’s not a sudden jump — it’s gradual. In later books (I think starting in book two, but not really coming into play until book four) Jack actually refers back to the notes he’s taken so far and uses them to put together the pieces to a puzzle. Jack also makes a habit of carrying the book they wished on in his backpack every time they go on an adventure. Any time the children encounter a new word, something new or strange, they open up the book in question and look up information. Rather than saying “They flipped through the book until they found what they were looking for,” the author makes a point of saying *how* they found it. For example, showing Jack and Annie looking through the table of contents, or searching under “K” for knight. The author doesn’t write a sermon on how to take notes or look up information — remember, the stories are fast paced. Instead, she shows glimpses of the children doing this overtime until a clear pattern emerges on how to do these things.The stories are based around the children going someplace far away from home and encountering strange and new things they had never seen or heard about before, expanding their knowledge. There’s also a high level of risk involved. When they go to Pompeii, for example, they need to get back to the tree house before the volcano explodes. These two elements paired with the fast pace of the stories provide a grand feeling of adventure, which is exactly what you want when trying to get kids hooked on reading books. In addition to being fun, they also do a good job of sneaking in basic study skills, all while providing a basic foundation for learning about whatever time and place the children go to in whichever book. In The first one, for example, they learn about dinosaurs.Definitely a well rounded series and a great starter set for transitioning kids into chapter books. Even if the books are a bit beyond your child’s reading level at the moment, read the books to them anyway. Odds are that they will get hooked on the story, and when they are able to read them on their own, they’ll already have a head start. If nothing else, they will still be learning while you read to them, even if they don’t follow along with their eyes. There’s no way to lose.
Lisa Harris –
Great, the got my son excited about chapter books!
I purchased these for my 8 year old son for his birthday. He loved them so much. We read them in pretty quick succession and now he wants the next set! So I’d definitely say if you have a beginner reader and you’re looking for something to get them excited about chapter books, these are the ticket. I’m super pleased with this purchase!
Jenn T. –
Fun book adventures for kids!
Such a cute series for younger kids. My son who’s 5 Loves all the different stories. it has created him be more curious about what happens in each book.
sissy –
magic tree house
happily surprised it was four books- guess i should’ve read the description closer!
A –
Classic series, great books!
This is a classic series! I loved these books! My son is in second grade and has to read chapter books now, so I thought this was a good set to start with at home. They’re reading ‘The Boxcar Children’ in class right now.He says he really likes the first book! He has gone through the first few chapters pretty quickly, so I think it’s an easy read for him. But I’ll be honest, he doesn’t love to read (yet :)). But he says he likes it and seems to comprehend what he’s reading, because I ask a LOT of comprehension questions!Final note, I do like that this set came with the first four books, enough to make sure we liked them and got into it. It was on sale, and shipped super quick, so that’s always a plus. I’ll definitely be getting the bigger set after he finishes these.
Harsha –
Magic Tree House
Very nice book set . My 7 year old loved it.