The Magic Tree House

The Magic Tree House Series: Dinosaurs Before Dark 

Mary Pope Osbourne 

Summary 

Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house filled with books, this magical location takes them on exciting adventures filled with history, magic, and mystery. The story begins with adventures of the past when they are both sent to prehistoric settings dealing with dinosaurs . Their goal is to come home before the night fall and they do so without becoming a dinosaurs dinner 

Evaluation 

This book falls under the category of fantasy and is a great asset to parents and teachers when working with students to spread their imaginations . These kind of books are great and spread the imagination . This also allows the students to grow in their literary and imagery  skills 

Class Activities 

Class Activity 1: Of these fantasy books . If I were a teacher I would have the students practice their performance skills by dramatizing certain scenes in the play . This book is filled with vivid images that would liven the classroom ; I can only imagine how the students would interpret and re invent these scenes if give the change. 

Class Activity 2: In this activity , I would have my students write a personal adventure that they have been on but I would asked them to write the story by adding characters from The Magic Tree House .

Author 

Mary  Osborne  was born on May 20 1949 in Oklahoma . She is an American writer known for her Magic Tree House Series. She spent her youth traveling the world before marrying Will Osborne. In 2013 she received an honorary doctorates from the University of South Carolina 

Personal Evaluation 

These series remind me of Martine , my favorite childhood series and I think that it is exquisite that Osborne uses her series to reach out to different sides of the world and translated into 30 different languages. 

 I also admire another work by her Adaline Falling Stars a novel that deals with the journey of a run away girl. 

References 

Mary Pope Osborne. (n.d.). Mary Pope Osborne RSS. Retrieved from http://marypopeosborne.com/