Mary Pope Osborne
Author of Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. 1)
About the Author
Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. 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. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show more where she majored in religion. After graduation, she traveled around Europe and Asia. 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. Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Mary Pope Osborne
Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 (1998) 1,693 copies
Twisters and Other Terrible Storms: A Nonfiction Companion to Twister on Tuesday (2003) 1,132 copies
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York, 1941 (2000) 941 copies
Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters: A Nonfiction Companion to High Tide in Hawaii (2007) 772 copies
Leprechauns and Irish Folklore: A Nonfiction Companion to Leprechaun in Late Winter (2010) 536 copies
Pandas and Other Endangered Species: A Nonfiction Companion to A Perfect Time for Pandas (2012) 336 copies
Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens: A Nonfiction Companion to A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (2010) 262 copies
China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall: A Nonfiction Companion to Day of the Dragon King (2014) 125 copies
Christmas in Camelot / Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve / Summer of the Sea Serpent / Winter of the Ice Wizard (2003) 85 copies
Dragons and Mythical Creatures: A Nonfiction Companion to Night of the Ninth Dragon (2016) 76 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-47 (missing 30, 31, 42, 44, and 45) (Magic Tree House Books) (1992) 68 copies
Magic Tree House Incredible Fact Book: Our Favorite Facts about Animals, Nature, History, and More Cool Stuff! (Magic… (2016) 52 copies
Magic Tree House Merlin Missions #1-25 Boxed Set (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission) (2017) 38 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-16 25 copies
Llamas and the Andes: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #34: Late Lunch with Llamas (2020) 19 copies
Magic Tree House #11-15 plus bonus Fact Tracker Books - #11 Lions at Lunchtime, #12 Polar Bears Past Bedtime, Polar… (1998) 11 copies
Vacation Under the Volcano / Magic Tree House Research Guide Ancient Rome and Pompeii (2007) 9 copies
Sunset of the Sabertooth / Magic Tree House Research Guide Sabertooths and the Ice Age (2007) 6 copies
Magic Tree House -- Set of 32 Books vol. 1-28 33-36 (Magic Tree House series, Mega pack of 32 volumes) (2006) 5 copies
Magic Tree House Amazing Activity Book: Two Magic Tree House Puzzle Books in One! (Magic Tree House (R)) (2020) 5 copies
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker 8 Book Set: Ghosts / Dolphins & Sharks / Twisters & Storms / Titanic / Ancient Rome &… (2012) 4 copies
Merlin Missions Collection: Books 9-16: Dragon of the Red Dawn; Monday with a Mad Genius; Dark Day in the Deep Sea; Eve… (2017) 4 copies
Les carnets de la cabane magique, Tome 18: Les fantômes (Les carnets de la cabane magique (18)) (2015) 3 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-10 3 copies
Earthquake in the Early Morning / Ghost Town At Sundown / Twister on Tuesday / Vacation on the Volcano (2002) 3 copies
Amazing Animals! Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Boxed Set: Dolphins and Sharks; Polar Bears and the Arctic; Penguins and… (2018) 2 copies
O Tesouro Dos Piratas 2 copies
Merlin Mission Collection: A Crazy Day with Cobras; Dogs in the Dead of Night; Abe Lincoln at Last!; A Perfect Time for… (2017) 2 copies
Dinosaurs Before Dark / The Knight at Dawn / Magic Tree House Fast Tracker Dinosaurs (2012) 2 copies
A perfect time for pandas 2 copies
O Cavaleiro Misterioso 2 copies
Tales From the Odyssey Part 2 2 copies
Hour of the Olympics / Magic Tree House Research Guide Ancient Greece and the Olympics (2008) 2 copies
Merlin Missions Collection: Books 1-8: Christmas in Camelot; Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve; Summer of the Sea Serpent;… (2017) 2 copies
Magic Tree House Merlin Missions (6 Set) Christmas in Camelot ~to~ Winter; Blizzard; Monday (2007) 2 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-45 2 copies
Magic Tree House Research Guides: Set of 5 Books (Pirates ~ Sea Monsters ~ Sabertooths and the Ice Age ~ Dolphins and… (2008) 2 copies
Magic Tree House -- Set of 35 Books (vol. 1-28 33-39 (Magic Tree House series, Mega pack of 35 volumes)) (2006) 2 copies
Magic Tree House: Viking Ships at Sunrise, Tonight on the Titanic, Civil War on Sunday, Revolutionary War on Wednesday,… (2013) 1 copy
Magic Tree House 21 Pack (Collection of 21 books: Numbers: 1-18, 20, 27 & Carnival at Candelight (Magic Tree House) (1993) 1 copy
Getting to the Magic 1 copy
Magic Tree House Books 25-27 1 copy
Magic Tree House Books 32-34 1 copy
Magic Treehouse World Book 1 copy
El gigante de un solo ojo / Tales from The Odyssey: The One-Eyed Giant (Sol y luna) Spanish Edition 1 copy
By Mary Pope Osborne Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last! (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Nov) 1 copy
Das magische Baumhaus (Band 1) - Im Tal der Dinosaurier: Der Kinderbuchklassiker jetzt als Comic-Buch - Für Kinder ab… (2022) 1 copy
La cabane magique 1 copy
Heroes 1 copy
Ghost 1 copy
When I Was Your Age 1 copy
Song of the Swallows 1 copy
Ghost Town at Sundown / Dingoes at Dinnertime / Good Morning Gorillas / Hour of the Olympics (1900) 1 copy
Polar Past Bedtime 1 copy
Magic Tree House 1 copy
MAGIC TREE HOUSE SET, BOOKS 1-28 (TWO BONUS BOOKS INCLUDED!) (30-BOOK SET) (Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn,… (2007) 1 copy
Magic Tree House 1-4 Treasury Boxed Set: Dinosaurs Before Dark / the Knight at Dawn / Mummies in the Morning / Pirates… (2023) 1 copy
MAGIC TREE HOUSE COLLECTIONS 1 copy
Magic Tree House Collection: Books 25-32: Stage Fright on a Summer Night; Good Morning, Gorillas; Thanksgiving on… (2020) 1 copy
Magic Tree House Books 1 copy
Magic Tree House Merlin Missions 5-Book set (#22 Hurry UP, Houdini, #23 High time for Heroes, #24 Soccer on Sunday, #25… (2015) 1 copy
Magic Tree House: Christ 29 1 copy
Magic Tree House Books 1-57 1 copy
Das magische Baumhaus - Fantastische Reise durch die Zeit: Mit Hörbuch-CD Piratenspuk am Mississippi (Das magische… (2017) 1 copy
Magic Tree House Book #16-18: Hour of the Olympics, Tonight on the Titanic, Buffalo Before Breakfast (1998) 1 copy
A hora das olimpíadas 1 copy
Shado of the Shark 1 copy
Magic Tree House #31 1 copy
Viaje a las caravanas 1 copy
Magic Treehouse 16-29 1 copy
Associated Works
When I Was Your Age, Volume One: Original Stories About Growing Up (1996) — Contributor — 224 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1949-05-20
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
- Places of residence
- Oklahoma, USA
Austria
Florida, USA
Virginia, USA
North Carolina, USA
Carmel, California, USA (show all 9)
Monterey, California, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
New York, New York, USA - Education
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A. ∙ drama)
- Occupations
- window dresser
travel consultant
acting teacher
bartender
assistant magazine editor
author - Relationships
- Boyce, Natalie Pope (sister)
Osborne, Will (husband)
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